How to Use accompany in a Sentence

accompany

verb
  • She will accompany me to the store.
  • Ten adults accompanied the class on their field trip.
  • He will be accompanying her on the piano.
  • A delicious sauce accompanied the grilled fish.
  • Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult to see this movie.
  • She’s accompanied by a furtive guide named Ezekiel Sims (Tahar Rahim).
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
  • She was armed with a long rifle, wearing a trench coat and a backpack, and accompanied by a 4 or 5-year-old child.
    S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The blisters can be accompanied by a fever, loss of appetite, and tiredness.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
  • Such an injury is often accompanied by the sound or feeling of a pop in the knee, the Mayo Clinic reports.
    Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 3 Nov. 2023
  • In the following hours, I was lost in the daze that often accompanies a sudden death.
    Clarence B. Jones, The New Yorker, 18 July 2023
  • Furey spoke to Vogue about the different wigs and hairstyles that accompanied each phase.
    Kerensa Cadenas, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The Telegram post was accompanied by a video showing dozens of pieces of debris believed to be from the new missile.
    Brad Lendon, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Anyone under 13 years old must be accompanied by an adult at the event.
    Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Jack accompanied me to the pier but was only admitted as far as the outside gate.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The weather service says the lows tonight will drop into the 50s with a slight chance of showers tonight accompanied by modest winds.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
  • But the added sugar in sweet beverages and desserts isn’t accompanied by these, and often isn’t needed by the body.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Taking a one-to-many approach should be accompanied by one-to-one touchpoints.
    Ray Zhou, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • Though the tour is suited for beginners, children must be at least 12 and must be accompanied by an adult.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
  • The singer was accompanied by house band the Roots, with the excited audience dancing along.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The lapping of gentle surf accompanies a Dumas-O’Neal video, and one of Ogbara’s sculptures has a laugh track.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Hours later, the man opened fire at a luncheon, wounding five parishioners and killing a 52-year-old man who had accompanied his mother to church.
    Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2023
  • The hearts are textured for added intrigue, and there’s piping around the edge of the pillowcase, which is accompanied by a plush pillow insert.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Mostly, though, Sakamoto is the flame in his own digital shrine, accompanied by the sound of his playing and a shifting backdrop of rain, smoke, and stars.
    Sasha Frere-Jones, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2023
  • It was accompanied by a delicious platter of dates and a milky chaser.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2024
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    Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The post was accompanied by an evocative black and white photo of the actor taken by Mario Sorrenti.
    Justin Ray, Robb Report, 15 May 2023
  • Riders must be at least 18 years old unless accompanied by an adult.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The talk is for mature audiences and will be accompanied by video, photographs and more.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2023
  • But the joy was accompanied by pain over those who remained in Hamas captivity.
    Anat Peled, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
  • In addition to accompanying her dad on various red carpets, she's also shared the screen with him in a 2018 episode of The Bold and The Beautiful.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023

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