were ushering
- past progressive of usher.
Example Sentences
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Billions of Christians were ushering in the holiday, wrapping up a tumultuous year characterized by conflict and violence in many parts of the world.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2022
And it’s great to see actors immersing themselves in the cryptically precise language of two artists who were ushering in new styles of playwriting that would forever change how characters speak and act onstage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
So I built, essentially, a tunnel, a tract, that we were ushering people through.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
By August, the coronavirus had brought the Watchmen to an anti-mask event at a suburban church in Getzville, N.Y., where they were ushering people to their seats.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2021
She showed the Reverend Mr. Morgan to his place as graciously and sweetly as though she were ushering him in to a twenty-seven course banquet.
From Prudence of the Parsonage by Hueston, Ethel
