Verb He ushered them to their seats. A nurse ushered us into the hospital room.
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Noun
There were occasional police raids, during which the proprietors would kill the lights and usher gamblers into a network of tunnels that connected speakeasies, brothels and restaurants. Rebecca Stumpf, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Lauper will portray Ruthie, a Broadway usher who spends her nights moonlighting as a private detective and ends up creating a whole lot of trouble for the protagonist. Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2022 Lauper will play Ruthie, a Broadway theatre usher who moonlights as a private investigator and stirs up trouble for Dolores Roach. Joe Otterson, Variety, 1 Aug. 2022 Blooming flowers in containers of various sizes steal the show and usher guests indoors. Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2022 In reality, though, being an usher is much closer to being a park ranger than a theater attendant. Bailey Pennick, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2022 Vince Lawrence, an usher at the stadium (and who went on to be a house producer), reported seeing lots of non-disco albums—R&B, funk—on the pile, by Black artists. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 July 2022 Unfortunately for Clark, an usher at the arena caught him in the act. Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 25 June 2022 Wearing the Met ushers’ black jacket, with its red lapels and gold buttons, Vivian Goldring, a Met usher for more than 30 years, points audience members to their seats.New York Times, 13 June 2022
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Laird, who helped usher the climate plan through the Senate, said its passage is a breakthrough moment. Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Sep. 2022 Around that time the district hired a consultant, San Francisco lawyer Joseph Barkett, for $15,000 to review the deal and usher it through the approval process by the state. Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2022 If groups assisting those in danger could charter a plane, get refugees to the airport, and gain government approval, Hock could usher the refugees through the gates. Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021 The men would usher the women and children to the Ukrainian border.Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022 If philosophy has been theologized to liberate man from alienation and usher him into the fullness of existence, what need for contemplation? Richard M. Reinsch Ii, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022 The tunnels will usher drivers along Memorial Drive through the park while adding 25 acres of park space on a land bridge top. Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 25 Jan. 2022 The Gulf system won’t directly impact Alabama but will help usher more tropical-feeling air in across the state, which will help to elevate rain chances over the next few days, according to the National Weather Service. Leigh Morgan, al, 29 June 2022 The $85 million, 140,000-square foot building will usher the Gators into a new era and put them on more even footing in the never-ending arms race. Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English ussher, from Anglo-French ussier, usscher, from Vulgar Latin *ustiarius doorkeeper, from Latin ostium, ustium door, mouth of a river — more at ostium