in tow

phrase

1

: accompanying or following usually as an attending or dependent party

not easy shopping with kids in tow

2

: under guidance or protection

taken in tow by a friendly native

Examples of in tow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What are the rules for going shopping, wine tasting or barhopping with kids in tow? — Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

The residents became the kind of friends who moved easily between one another’s houses, watched one another’s children grow up, and even traveled together—a group of 17 once decamped to Greece with the kids in tow. — Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

With more musicians in tow as well, Bridgers stretched her predominantly rock sound to new melodic territory, from ambient electronic to driving country. — Christine Werthman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

After years spent in California, the couple moved back to the UK in late August, with children Archie and Lilibet in tow. — Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for in tow

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau