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

A few minutes later they were ushering their shabby little guest into the comfortable alcove off the main reception room and settling her solicitously in one of the cushion-filled window seats.

From The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House Or, doing their best for the soldiers by Hope, Laura Lee