ushering

present participle of usher

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ushering Drusilla is responsible for traveling to District 12 to select the year’s Hunger Games tributes and then ushering them back to the Capitol. — Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 Soon enough, staff began ushering and, with increasing urgency, encouraging everyone to take their seats in the adjoining show space. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026 In ushering his exit from Ottawa, former Senators captain Brady Tkachuk followed in a growing NHL trend of southward star movement. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Freedom then stepped toward the floor and yelled back at Cloud with his arms spread, with security quickly intervening and ushering Freedom out. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The gunman was standing on the same spot where, 20 seconds earlier, Burton had stood, ushering visitors to safety, Tarbet told the Statesman. — Mark Dee august 14, Idaho Statesman, 14 Aug. 2026 Adding two more championships in 2023 and ’24, Moore was tasked again with ushering the Huskies into a new era and laying the groundwork for what the job description of a general manager at UConn should look like. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026 Playing catch-up As messy as ushering out the old was, the in-with-the-new wasn’t exactly a picnic. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Instead, she can be found around section 217 checking tickets and ushering fans to their seats, all while showing off her signature dance moves. — Abigail Dollins, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ushering
Verb
  • The guiding principle is an 80/20 sourcing philosophy that means just 20% of the food is imported while 80% is from the archipelago.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The country's guiding principles are, and always have been, the principles of the Declaration.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Choice ideas Donalds and Jolly have different visions for steering the state’s system of education.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But by late 1965, the Beatles, after having traveled the world and gaining new experiences and a curiosity for new sounds, were now the ones steering the direction of their albums.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Leonard — hoping to move past a turbulent end to his Los Angeles Clippers tenure — has been traded back to Toronto, after leading the Raptors to the 2019 NBA title.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Madonna is leading the pack with 13 nods (the only other star to have reached this historic nomination count is Lady Gaga), followed by Taylor Swift with 11, Sabrina Carpenter with nine, and Ariana Grande with eight.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2026

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“Ushering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ushering. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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