How to Use accompany in a Sentence

accompany

verb
  • She will accompany me to the store.
  • Ten adults accompanied the class on their field trip.
  • He will be accompanying her on the piano.
  • A delicious sauce accompanied the grilled fish.
  • Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult to see this movie.
  • Kids are allowed to accompany their parents until 7 p.m., a Facebook post said.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2022
  • People around the world are excited about the potential boon for business and tourism that would accompany a surge in Chinese tourists.
    Tiffany May, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • In October, the school was unable to furnish an athletic trainer to accompany the team to a scrimmage at Dartmouth.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The varieties include clams, razor clams, scallops and mussels, all of which can accompany the company’s own oysters and other seafood items for a quick, seven fishes first course.
    Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • When an uncle of Nayeri’s died, cops told Cortney to accompany Nayeri’s sister to the funeral.
    Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Eating disorders, mental health, the changes that accompany puberty—Fleshman has urgent messages about all of these issues.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Bodie kicked off the performance on The Voice stage solo with trilling piano notes to accompany him, and started by singing the track’s chorus, and then going into the first verse.
    Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Birkhead accompanied his daughter to the event and wore a tie that matched her blouse.
    Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
  • She was accompanied by the choir of the Académie Haendel-Hendrix.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Aug. 2024
  • She’s accompanied by a furtive guide named Ezekiel Sims (Tahar Rahim).
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2024
  • But its nickname is break-bone fever, for the severe chills that accompany a fever that can spike as high as 104°F.
    Alice Park, TIME, 15 July 2024
  • She was armed with a long rifle, wearing a trench coat and a backpack, and accompanied by a 4 or 5-year-old child.
    S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The blisters can be accompanied by a fever, loss of appetite, and tiredness.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
  • The dashboard and a use-of-force report accompanying it can be found at dallaspolice.net/reports/Pages/force-analysis-data.aspx.
    Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Such an injury is often accompanied by the sound or feeling of a pop in the knee, the Mayo Clinic reports.
    Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 3 Nov. 2023
  • In the following hours, I was lost in the daze that often accompanies a sudden death.
    Clarence B. Jones, The New Yorker, 18 July 2023
  • Furey spoke to Vogue about the different wigs and hairstyles that accompanied each phase.
    Kerensa Cadenas, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The Telegram post was accompanied by a video showing dozens of pieces of debris believed to be from the new missile.
    Brad Lendon, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Anyone under 13 years old must be accompanied by an adult at the event.
    Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Jack accompanied me to the pier but was only admitted as far as the outside gate.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The weather service says the lows tonight will drop into the 50s with a slight chance of showers tonight accompanied by modest winds.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Ages 10 and up are welcome, and children must be accompanied by an adult.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2024
  • It’s then carved and served alongside the soup, accompanied by plenty of rice, tortillas, and a green salad.
    Karla Tatiana Vasquez, Saveur, 29 May 2024
  • Jimmy Fallon is ready to ring in the most wonderful time of the year, and the Tonight Show host will accompany his upcoming festive album with a television special.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The Andrew Alden Ensemble will accompany the film with live music that includes elements of classical chamber music and rock, featuring a string trio, synthesizers, percussion, piano, and vibraphone.
    Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 25 Oct. 2024

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