ushering

present participle of usher

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ushering In addition to the final season ushering the series to its conclusion, an all-new stop-motion holiday special, A Proud Family Wizmas, will debut later this year on Disney+. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026 If Levi’s stock price is an indication, Gass is ushering the company successfully into that next chapter. Rob Wile, NBC news, 9 July 2026 Winemaker Simon Ollinger, whose family has grown grapes since the 1800s, walked us through the vineyards before ushering us into his home for a tasting. Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026 Lisa, as the world has come to know her, is one of the four members of Blackpink, the record-breaking, zeitgeist-altering girl group introduced in 2016 that is largely responsible for ushering South Korean pop, K-pop, into the global mainstream. José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026 The mature, honest dialogue offers a sense of resolve, ushering you into a pleasant space that stimulates you to nurture yourself. Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 18 June 2026 Comprising classmates Nilsson, Nutt, James Falconer, Suellen Rocca, Art Green, and Karl Wirsum, the Who held their first exhibition at Chicago’s Hyde Park Art Center in 1966, ushering a new mode of dank, bawdy rudeness into the city’s milieu. Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Flight attendants, while still dressed appropriately and serving drinks and food to fliers, are also frontline employees during aviation incidents, ushering passengers out on slides or handling other emergency situations. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 Graduation season is upon us and these celebrity parents are ushering their mini-mes into new beginnings. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ushering
Verb
  • On Joseph’s team, Aaron says the Gullah Geechee people and their deftness with indigo dye are guiding the designers’ shades of blue.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • Covered in warm wood, a 24-foot self-supporting sculptural staircase connects the two floors, guiding clients upward beneath a natural skylight to the second floor.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Friendly state legislatures are steering money to private schools, catalyzing huge growth in recent years with far-reaching consequences.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
  • Frevola and Cutbirth testified that Basabe’s behavior took a big emotional toll and changed the trajectory of their careers, steering them away from politics.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Photos from the excursion show Wells hanging out with what seem to be all-White friends, leading some to evoke harsh feelings about Mississippi’s fraught racial history and speculate about whether race played a role in his death.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Even if Kylian Mbappe clinched the Golden Boot in the third-place play-off against England and surpassed him as the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer, many of the other all-time records in this competition belong to Messi.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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“Ushering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ushering. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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