in the company of
idiom
: together with : around
I felt nervous being in the company of such important people.
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In one case, the magistrate sent a white woman to the workhouse for 60 days for having been arrested at a Hill saloon in the company of Black men.
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Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Additionally, the alert can be sent out if the person is in the company of a dangerous person or if other factors indicate the missing person is in danger.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Single-cell researchers show similar optimism, but in the company of caution.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
As the food and dining writer for The Enquirer, most of my meals are eaten in the company of myself, along with my thoughts, my memories, my fears and, best of all, my observations of the human condition as seen through the lens of restaurants and bars.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
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Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Additionally, the alert can be sent out if the person is in the company of a dangerous person or if other factors indicate the missing person is in danger.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Single-cell researchers show similar optimism, but in the company of caution.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
As the food and dining writer for The Enquirer, most of my meals are eaten in the company of myself, along with my thoughts, my memories, my fears and, best of all, my observations of the human condition as seen through the lens of restaurants and bars.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
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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 8 Nov. 2025.
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