ushering

present participle of usher

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ushering 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ushering
Verb
  • Mottola is known for discovering, developing and guiding some of the world’s most iconic artists while helping transform Sony Music Entertainment into a global powerhouse.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • While the McCartney documentary had thematic guiding principles for each episode, JAŸ-Z in 8 only occasionally seems to have any authorial form at all.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The White House would just be steering cash to couples who had already made it to the altar.
    Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Our paper argues that end-to-end AI systems could compress this variation by steering exploration toward what existing data suggest is likely to succeed.
    Julio Ottino, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In the second, Sal Stewart picked up his MLB-leading 107th RBI with a sacrifice fly.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Brown got the start, leading the Hawkeyes to touchdowns on their first three series before Hecklinski made his first appearance.
    John Bohnenkamp, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Ushering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ushering. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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