chaperoning

present participle of chaperone

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chaperoning Jonsson is Cooper’s partner, a reluctant participant in the chaperoning business. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaperoning
Verb
  • In one video, court security officers were seen escorting the woman from the scene.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Lander was detained in June inside the same building, where the government also operates an immigration court, while escorting a man ICE wanted to arrest.
    David Dee Delgado, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The episode and accompanying fashion show were in support of Kelce’s charity, 87 and Running, which empowers disadvantaged youth by providing resources and support to their communities in the areas of education, business, athletics, STEM, and the arts.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The accompanying video counts down from 2025 to 1995 with a flip-book of performance footage from throughout the years, as well as a compilation of the different fonts used to spell out the band’s name before tossing to a throwback series of shots of the five men from their earliest days together.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Of the total students enrolled in the accounts program, about 28,166 are attending private school, the report indicates.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Ten people were trapped inside, several of whom were attending a birthday party.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Chaperoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaperoning. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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