escort
noun
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy.
were escorting
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past progressiveof escort.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The incident occurred Wednesday morning while members of CDCR’s Investigative Services Unit were escorting a prisoner across the prison yard as part of a contraband investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Two corrections officers had taken Kaitlin Armstrong to the appointment and were escorting her back to a patrol vehicle “when she ran,” Travis County Sheriff spokeswoman Kristen Dark said.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
The two Philippine Coast Guard ships were escorting the Filipino commercial boats which carried supplies that are good for roughly one month.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2023
She explained that the earplugs were needed to tune out the frequent loud clicking sound that the wardens made in the Lefortovo corridors when they were escorting prisoners to notify other wardens of their approach.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
The plane they were escorting, a transport aircraft with good navigation equipment, landed safely; but the three Yaks ended up crash-landing in the snow.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
