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a(1)
: a person or group of persons accompanying another to give protection or as a courtesy
(2)
: a man who goes with a woman to a social event
(3)
: a woman or a man who is hired to go with someone to a social event
—often used before another noun
an escort service/agency
b
: a protective screen of warships or fighter planes or a single ship or plane used to fend off enemy attack from one or more vulnerable craft
2
: accompaniment by a person or an armed protector (such as a ship)
escorted; escorting; escorts
: to accompany as an escort
Synonyms
Examples of escort in a Sentence
Noun
Visitors are not allowed to enter the building without an escort.
The bombers were protected by a fighter escort.
Everyone was surprised when she arrived at the party without an escort.
Verb
Several fighters escorted the bombers back to base.
a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus
Recent Examples on the Web
Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 9 Apr. 2024
Earlier this year, Israel's High Court rejected a petition from the Foreign Press Association calling for access into Gaza for Western journalists without IDF escorts.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
Through a partnership with Southwest Airlines, Clark glides past airport queues and gets a special escort through the TSA line.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
In addition, police escorts were provided for the team.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 27 Mar. 2024
But tug boat escorts are not required for cargo ships moving in and out of San Francisco Bay.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
The black-pepper frog legs are the preferred crunchy escort for an icy bottle of Angkor lager.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Monkey Man features a similar subplot in which Kid tries to rescue an escort named Sita (Sobhita Dhulipala) from a brothel frequented by the evil police inspector Rana (Sikandar Kher), one of his primary targets.
—Siddhant Adlakha, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The team was offered a police escort to ensure that the journey to the McCarthey Athletic Center did not exceed 30 minutes.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Ben Adler, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
The trial comes a day after the House of Representatives sent its articles of impeachment to the Senate in a solemn procession that included escorting the pair of impeachment articles across the Rotunda and onto the Senate floor.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Police escorted Fislar’s body to the Marion County Coroner’s Office, where he was watched until he could be transported to the Hendricks County Coroner’s Office, according to FOX affiliate WXIN.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
For the finale, Polina was escorted by her father out onto the ice while the waltz from Sleeping Beauty played.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Board members also argued at various points throughout the meeting and at the end of the meeting, one top district official was escorted out of the room after approaching a board member who criticized him.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
The Sergeant at Arms will then announce the impeachment managers on the floor of the Senate, who -- once received -- will be escorted to the well of the Senate.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
The Israeli soldiers who escorted us on Sunday strongly denied any accusation of wrongdoing.
—Patrick Kingsley Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Nineteen protesters stayed standing in the crosswalk with their arms raised, arrested by police without incident and escorted to nearby patrol cars.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
The unaffiliated tour guides who serve as in-park escorts have been stopped by Disney World managers, issued trespassing notices by local police and indefinitely banned from the Florida theme park resort, according to the Disney Tourist Blog.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 9 Apr. 2024
Earlier this year, Israel's High Court rejected a petition from the Foreign Press Association calling for access into Gaza for Western journalists without IDF escorts.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2024
Through a partnership with Southwest Airlines, Clark glides past airport queues and gets a special escort through the TSA line.
—Sydney Page, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
In addition, police escorts were provided for the team.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 27 Mar. 2024
But tug boat escorts are not required for cargo ships moving in and out of San Francisco Bay.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
The black-pepper frog legs are the preferred crunchy escort for an icy bottle of Angkor lager.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Monkey Man features a similar subplot in which Kid tries to rescue an escort named Sita (Sobhita Dhulipala) from a brothel frequented by the evil police inspector Rana (Sikandar Kher), one of his primary targets.
—Siddhant Adlakha, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The team was offered a police escort to ensure that the journey to the McCarthey Athletic Center did not exceed 30 minutes.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Verb
After the conversation ended, the juror was escorted out of the courtroom by court officers.
—Ben Adler, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
The trial comes a day after the House of Representatives sent its articles of impeachment to the Senate in a solemn procession that included escorting the pair of impeachment articles across the Rotunda and onto the Senate floor.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Police escorted Fislar’s body to the Marion County Coroner’s Office, where he was watched until he could be transported to the Hendricks County Coroner’s Office, according to FOX affiliate WXIN.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
For the finale, Polina was escorted by her father out onto the ice while the waltz from Sleeping Beauty played.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Board members also argued at various points throughout the meeting and at the end of the meeting, one top district official was escorted out of the room after approaching a board member who criticized him.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
The Sergeant at Arms will then announce the impeachment managers on the floor of the Senate, who -- once received -- will be escorted to the well of the Senate.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
The Israeli soldiers who escorted us on Sunday strongly denied any accusation of wrongdoing.
—Patrick Kingsley Avishag Shaar-Yashuv, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Nineteen protesters stayed standing in the crosswalk with their arms raised, arrested by police without incident and escorted to nearby patrol cars.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Escort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escort. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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escort
1 of 2 noun
es·cort
ˈes-ˌkȯ(ə)rt 
1
: a person or group of persons accompanying another to give protection or show courtesy
2
: the man who goes on a date with a woman
3
: a protective screen of vehicles, warships, or planes
motorcycle escort
fighter escort
escort
2 of 2 verb
es·cort
is-ˈkȯ(ə)rt
es-ˈ
es-ˈ
ˈes-ˌ
: to go along with as an escort
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