Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for chaperone. Search instead for schirmkrone.
Definitions

chaperone

[shap-uh-rohn] / ˈʃæp əˌroʊn /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

As the company spread across the U.S., it maintained rules for decades: Kids were allowed only with a chaperone age 25 or older, and adults could tote along just three total kids.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

GGP, one of the largest mall owners in the U.S., views chaperone policies as regrettable but preferable to the disruptions caused by teen takeovers, a spokeswoman said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

Following a review in February 2018, the committee decided the chaperone must not be related to him.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2025

A friend of hers alerted another chaperone and Rolling Hills High teacher, Jerry Kestenberg, who then summoned Michelle for a one-on-one meeting.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2025

I guess she’s getting bolder now; she’s dropping me as her chaperone.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Kleiman said many adults rent short-term rentals for young people but then do not accompany them as chaperones.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

In Milford, Conn., Anthony Martiro, manager of the Innogoodshop, which sells trendy Asian tchotchkes and snacks, said chaperones have reduced the “mischief, mayhem and stealing” previously caused by groups of teenagers wandering the mall.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

Sporting brown berets and screen-printed vests with colorful hand-sewn badges, they followed chaperones inside as guests waiting in line recognized them.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2026

James Cockayne, an Australian anti-slavery official, tells us there are “concerns that the women are being accompanied by chaperones and minders from the Iranian regime who are controlling their ability to move and speak freely.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 2026

For now they have a rotating company of chaperones, and tonight the illusionist is on twin-supervising duty.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




Vocabulary lists containing chaperone


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training