usher
noun
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
ushering
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present participleof usher.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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She’s now ushering in the next generation of Trekkies, including her children and a 5-year-old niece, who she says became enthralled with “Strange New Worlds.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The agreement brought an end to a massive federal trial and is ushering in a new era of legal accountability for tech platforms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
He’s uniquely responsible for ushering in an age of barbarism and will spend the rest of his life making amends in the fallen world he helped create.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Now he has been ejected from power by his own party and instead of ushering in a "decade of national renewal," as he had promised, he is contemplating a return to the back benches.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
That his ushering gift had been stripped from him completely.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
