in the company of
idiom
: together with : around
I felt nervous being in the company of such important people.
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Hunter, 54, began his first of two criminal trials on June 3, reporting to a Wilmington, Del., courthouse in the company of loved ones.
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Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
Hitting safely in 10 of his first 13 games after being called up May 12, Matos earned a promotion to the leadoff spot for 10 games and put himself in the company of some of the franchise’s greatest players with 16 RBIs in his first five games while making some highlight-worthy catches in center.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Tails prefer not to be in the company of Heads, and vice versa.
—Robert Sapolsky, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
While in the company of her calves, a female moose will not hesitate to attack should a person come near them, McDaniel said.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Today, hotel guests can tour the same crypt and a hall named after the Nobel prize winner, carved with quotes from his books, in the company of one of the hotel butlers.
—Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2024
Read More: The New Antisemitism And that, of course, is when learning happens: when we are engaged in deep listening and in trying to think for ourselves in the company of others.
—Michael S. Roth, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
In the same place, today Queen Margrethe will celebrate her birthday privately in the company of family and friends.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
In Chiang Rai, in northern Thailand, guests at Anantara’s Jungle Bubble Lodge can spend the night in the company of elephants.
—Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
Hitting safely in 10 of his first 13 games after being called up May 12, Matos earned a promotion to the leadoff spot for 10 games and put himself in the company of some of the franchise’s greatest players with 16 RBIs in his first five games while making some highlight-worthy catches in center.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Tails prefer not to be in the company of Heads, and vice versa.
—Robert Sapolsky, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2019
While in the company of her calves, a female moose will not hesitate to attack should a person come near them, McDaniel said.
—Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Today, hotel guests can tour the same crypt and a hall named after the Nobel prize winner, carved with quotes from his books, in the company of one of the hotel butlers.
—Eleni N. Gage, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2024
Read More: The New Antisemitism And that, of course, is when learning happens: when we are engaged in deep listening and in trying to think for ourselves in the company of others.
—Michael S. Roth, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
In the same place, today Queen Margrethe will celebrate her birthday privately in the company of family and friends.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
In Chiang Rai, in northern Thailand, guests at Anantara’s Jungle Bubble Lodge can spend the night in the company of elephants.
—Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
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“In the company of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20company%20of. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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