chaperoning

present participle of chaperone

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chaperoning The tangible nature of the exhibit takes it out of textbooks and into reality, said Krystina Hernandez, who was there chaperoning her 7-year-old son's schoolmates. Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026 The tangible nature of the exhibit takes it out of textbooks and into reality, said Krystina Hernandez, who was there chaperoning her 7-year-old son’s schoolmates. ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026 The learning center used to be a hostel, its spartan facilities a challenge, a lawyer mom told Lilian, for the stay-at-home mothers who would otherwise have been perfect candidates for the task of chaperoning. Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026 But thousands of others volunteer their time to make the parade happen, from chaperoning high school bands to working on the floats. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 Jonsson is Cooper’s partner, a reluctant participant in the chaperoning business. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaperoning
Verb
  • William's engagement in Oslo comes less than 24 hours after he was photographed escorting his oldest son, Prince George for his first day at Eton College on Tuesday.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Nearby hangs Rockwell’s famous 1964 oil painting showing marshals escorting 6-year-old Ruby Bridges to an integrated school.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Strahan described the chaos in New York City amid the rescue efforts and the accompanying bomb threats and noted that the Giants could still see smoke from the twin towers from the team’s practice fields.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Alibaba is also developing its own AI chips and accompanying software, as well as optimizing systems for leading Chinese models.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Jenny Lee,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • An even more literal family reunion also took place over the weekend, with Ye and ex-wife Kim Kardashian both attending their daughter North West’s first headlining show at the Vic Theatre in Chicago on September 5.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Over 6,000 market delegates are attending, up about 1,000 from last year, and hundreds of those are sellers who haven’t attended TIFF in a decade and are flying overseas to be in Toronto.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Chaperoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaperoning. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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