How to Use chaperone in a Sentence

chaperone

1 of 2 noun
  • I was a chaperone on one of my son's school trips.
  • And the cousin of one of her chaperones on this trip turned out to be Frank Gilbreth.
    Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The students and their chaperones were forced to stay there over the weekend.
    Max Golembo, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The chaperone thought Anaiah was in the bathroom or had gone to take off her skates.
    Helen Wieffering, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2020
  • Cedar Point does not have a chaperone policy in place for the start of the 2023 season.
    Craig Webb, The Enquirer, 2 May 2023
  • The two stood face to face for some time and the incident ended when a chaperone arrived and told the students to leave.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The other victim is believed to have been the chaperone.
    Andres Picon, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Not merely a chaperone, Jiji sat in the lessons as well, taking notes.
    New York Times, 25 June 2021
  • The Los Angeles Zoo will be free for students and $5 for adult chaperones.
    Nirvi Shah, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Her chaperone for the night, to overcome the heavy quiet, asked her: Who was Jessica Rogers?
    Thallman, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • In the two front rows, a group of 14 students from a Fairview alternative high school sat with their chaperones.
    oregonlive, 9 June 2023
  • Holloway was on a trip to Aruba with her high school classmates and chaperones.
    Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
  • The whole school was invited to join the ride, and about 75 students showed up, many bringing their parents along to help chaperone.
    Sydney Page, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2022
  • One chaperone can accompany up to 10 guests ages 15 years old or younger and must stay with them the entire time.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The encounter ended when a chaperone arrived and told the students that their buses had arrived, the judge said.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 27 July 2022
  • Volunteers must be 6 or older, and those 15 and younger must have an adult chaperone.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The bus was one of six carrying the Farmingdale High School marching band and their chaperones.
    Tony Aiello, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The two tangoed and tangled, oblivious to the man holding the mare’s tail or the two other chaperones circling this tryst.
    Joe Drape, New York Times, 4 May 2023
  • She also was involved as a room mother, dance chaperone and more.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Women could not go to school, work outside their homes or even go out in public without a male chaperone.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2021
  • The head-on-pine thwack was audible above the Billy Ray, and several adult chaperones screamed.
    Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 5 June 2023
  • Players had to come with a chaperone, which in most cases was a parent, and a coach, giving IMG the chance to build relationships..
    New York Times, 1 May 2022
  • The bride and groom also enlisted their friends to chaperone and appease Steph's mum throughout.
    Natalie Gil, refinery29.com, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Jess says the obvious to Alex about how none of them can confess, especially since Alex's dad is the other chaperone on the trip.
    Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 8 June 2020
  • The policy states that the adult chaperone must be at least 25 years old, and will be responsible for the minor's actions.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • None of the children were allowed to play hide-and-seek, nor were a brother-sister pair ever allowed to be in a room alone without a third to chaperone.
    Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 2 June 2023
  • In the clip, Charlie, a teacher, suggests Kat join him as a chaperone at the fall semi-formal dance as a way of lifting her spirits.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 1 Feb. 2022
  • For now, as the bots learn the lay of the land, a chaperone will accompany them on deliveries that involve crossing a street.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2022
  • For one thing, Kuno Werner, lead engineer at the Porsche Museum, was sitting in the passenger seat to act as chaperone.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The charter bus was carrying one driver and 54 students and chaperones, the highway patrol said.
    Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
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chaperone

2 of 2 verb
  • My mom always chaperoned the school dances.
  • Two parents chaperoned the children.
  • Jackson walks to the front of the school where, some parents are checking in at the office to chaperone a field trip to the zoo.
    Beth Kassab, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Students came to us and asked us to chaperone them to Europe for six weeks.
    orlandosentinel.com, 20 July 2019
  • Some people would rather chaperone the Zombie Prom than ask for a bump in pay.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2019
  • The team sets up chaperoned dates to help Marjan enter the dating world.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Being asked to chaperone a field trip that requires riding the school bus.
    Tiffany Blackstone, Redbook, 4 June 2015
  • All that changes when she is forced to chaperone her autistic sister.
    Liza Foreman, Variety, 20 Oct. 2022
  • So when mom decided to retire, Gina asked her to come back and chaperone the band camp trips.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 22 Sep. 2023
  • King was prepared to chaperone the trip and carry her daughter the whole way, but someone reached out with a suggestion.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Fleury Drive resident Cameron Drew expressed concerns about how well Black might be able to chaperone a group of teenagers.
    Annie Gentile, courant.com, 19 July 2019
  • Each parent or guardian may only chaperone up to six minors per day.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2023
  • Through this program, volunteers can chaperone a trip and lead a small group of students through exhibits.
    Shelbie Lynn Bostedt, RedEye Chicago, 2 Aug. 2017
  • So Cecilia would ride her bicycle into the lab chaperoned and in a full-length dress and hat as was expected for a woman to be seen in town.
    Lucy Evans, Scientific American, 22 June 2023
  • Tena’s older sister, who lives near Sacramento, would drive two-and-a-half hours south to Salinas to pick her up, take her to the meetings, then chaperone her home again—eight hours of driving each time.
    Lauren Smiley, The Atlantic, 23 May 2018
  • Attendees must be 22 or younger, although parents may chaperone their teens.
    Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Karino begins to chaperone Kotaro, and the 4-year-old becomes the nucleus that pulls the other building’s tenants together.
    Vulture, 23 Apr. 2022
  • The field trip has happened for a decade, but went largely unnoticed until this week, when Leonardi posted photos on social media saying she was honored to chaperone it.
    Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • On arrival, she is chaperoned by a cynical uncle (Nagase) to uncover the mystery of her strange dreams and her mother’s disappearance years ago.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Their parents, who are simply too overwhelmed and impoverished themselves, cannot chaperone them.
    Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Latonya Allen was chaperoning her daughter's Sweet 16 party at a small dance studio in Dadeville, Alabama, when rumors started spreading that someone had a gun.
    Omar Villafranca, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • In tandem with the aforementioned stranger, Beatrice Steele eagerly sets out to reveal the killer, chaperoned by a female playwright whose voluminous hats hold many surprises.
    Alida Becker, New York Times, 28 July 2023
  • Damon’s second trip brings him close to Jerome, a Swiss beauty who’s constantly, comically chaperoned by his traveling companions.
    June Thomas, New York Times, 16 June 2023
  • Miniature floral dresses with diaphanous poplin collars were modeled by adorably spirited toddlers, chaperoned by adult models in corresponding looks.
    Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
  • My mom always chaperoned the school dances.
  • Two parents chaperoned the children.
  • Jackson walks to the front of the school where, some parents are checking in at the office to chaperone a field trip to the zoo.
    Beth Kassab, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Students came to us and asked us to chaperone them to Europe for six weeks.
    orlandosentinel.com, 20 July 2019
  • Some people would rather chaperone the Zombie Prom than ask for a bump in pay.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2019
  • The team sets up chaperoned dates to help Marjan enter the dating world.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023

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