Ushering
[ʌʃərɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Usher
Typist: Ludwig
Examples
- Mr. Lowten disappeared with a grin, and immediately returned ushering in the firm, in due form of precedence--Dodson first, and Fogg afterwards. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- After a calm winter, storms were ushering in the spring. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Riah went to open it, and presently came back, ushering in, with the grave and courteous air that sat so well upon him, a gentleman. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Ushering me in, he shut the door behind us. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The culprit is-- Mr. John Turner, cried the hotel waiter, opening the door of our sitting-room, and ushering in a visitor. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Typist: Ludwig