chaperon
Example Sentences
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The three girls aged 13, 10, and 9 arrived early in the morning Thursday, were detained and barred entry into the country along with their cousin chaperon who immigration authorities deemed “inadmissible.”
From Slate • Jul. 19, 2019
At the outset, the company plans on offering fully autonomous rides, with a Waymo employee in the car only as a chaperon.
From The Verge • Aug. 21, 2018
Twenty years later, I was in the City of Retail — rather, romance — again, as a chaperon for my teenage daughter’s advanced placement European history class.
From Washington Post • May 25, 2017
But she inexplicably goes beyond the call of duty to chaperon him across America to visit Kevin Costner on a movie set.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2015
My dad will be there as a chaperon.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.