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es·cort | \ ˈe-ˌskȯrt 
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\Definition of escort
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a(1) : a person or group of persons accompanying another to give protection or as a courtesy
(2) : a man who goes with a woman to a social event
(3) : a woman or a man who is hired to go with someone to a social event
—often used before another nounan escort service/agency
b : a protective screen of warships or fighter planes or a single ship or plane used to fend off enemy attack from one or more vulnerable craft
2 : accompaniment by a person or an armed protector (such as a ship)
escort
verbes·cort | \ i-ˈskȯrt , e-, ˈe-ˌskȯrt \
, e-, ˈe-ˌskȯrt \escorted; escorting; escorts
Definition of escort (Entry 2 of 2)
: to accompany as an escort
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Examples of escort in a Sentence
Noun
Visitors are not allowed to enter the building without an escort.
The bombers were protected by a fighter escort.
Everyone was surprised when she arrived at the party without an escort. Verb
Several fighters escorted the bombers back to base.
a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun People from both sides are outside the clinic so often that many of the protesters and the volunteer clinic escorts know each other by name.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "Mississippi city tries to limit noise near abortion clinic," 3 Oct. 2019 However, the escort was canceled at the last minute, UA officials said.
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Michael Lev, azcentral, "Arizona football comes up yard short in loss to Hawaii," 24 Aug. 2019 David Grissom may have revealed that a University of Louisville trustee provided cash for Katina Powell's escorts.
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Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville basketball's Jordan Nwora and Yacine Diop get national team experience," 13 Aug. 2019 Attendees can see a Reds staff member for an escort to a cool room.
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Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, "It's hot in Cincinnati. Here's how to stay safe and cool off," 18 July 2019 Admission for an escort is $10 each, or free for one member.
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USA TODAY, "‘Lorax’ tree legend, butter Elmo, meth squirrel: News from around our 50 states," 19 June 2019 Chris JacksonGetty Images Eventually, flanked by a police escort, the prince’s Jaguar glided in to cheers.
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K.j. Yossman, Marie Claire, "Inside the Cutthroat World of Royal Gossips," 5 Sep. 2019 They were supposed to have a police escort, which is standard operating procedure for visiting teams in college football.
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Michael Lev, azcentral, "Arizona football comes up yard short in loss to Hawaii," 24 Aug. 2019 The officer's body was given a police escort to Montgomery to undergo an autopsy, according to WVTM.
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Hollie Silverman, CNN, "An Alabama police officer died in the line of duty," 17 Sep. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb With fans not getting warnings if caught breaking the rules, but simply being escorted right out.
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Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, "Tool plays first ever show at Heritage Bank Center tonight. What you need to know," 5 Nov. 2019 Video shared by Joseph Acosta shows a man dressed in all black being escorted to a police cruiser in handcuffs.
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Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Man seen in handcuffs after fire at The Wilde Collection in Houston’s Heights," 1 Nov. 2019 Later Wednesday morning, a procession of patrol cars escorted Ishmael’s body from a hospital to the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.
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Los Angeles Times, "Deputy killed and another wounded in El Dorado County shooting," 23 Oct. 2019 The incident that ultimately caused Anderson’s firing happened last Wednesday when escorting a Black, male student out of the school who was being disruptive.
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Tanya A. Christian, Essence, "Security Guard Fired After Warning Student Not To Call Him The N-Word," 18 Oct. 2019 What little positive energy remaining in the Stadium vanished in the eighth inning when CC Sabathia was escorted off the field by an athletic trainer after suffering a shoulder injury while throwing a pitch to George Springer.
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BostonGlobe.com, "You're using a browser set to private or incognito mode.," 18 Oct. 2019 The subject of the event was kept mostly a secret until attendees were escorted to the basement, where product manager Nathan Sharp gave a quick introduction to the app.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, "What Is Facebook Dating For?," 2 Oct. 2019 Other models also appeared to join Gigi in escorting the person offstage.
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Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Gigi Hadid Removed a Runway Crasher at the Chanel Paris Fashion Week 2019 Show," 1 Oct. 2019 The Ambassadors will be escorted onto the field by their families and introduced to the community, to recognize their leadership and hard work, said Workman.
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Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News, "Poway High honoring its Titan Ambassadors for homecoming," 19 Sep. 2019
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escort
verb English Language Learners Definition of escort
: to go with (someone or something) to give protection or guidance
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escort
nounes·cort | \ ˈe-ˌskȯrt \
\Kids Definition of escort
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a person or group that accompanies someone to give protection or show courtesy
a police escort
2 : the man who goes with a woman to a social event
escort
verbes·cort | \ i-ˈskȯrt \
\escorted; escorting
Kids Definition of escort (Entry 2 of 2)
: to accompany someone to protect or show courtesy
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