escort

Example Sentences

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Tehran used deployed sea mines during its conflict with Iraq in the 1980s during the so-called "tanker war", forcing the United States to escort commercial ships.

From Barron's

Prices tumbled briefly on Tuesday after Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the U.S. had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's

Eventually, American warships began escorting them through the Gulf in what became one of the largest naval surface warfare operations since World War Two, according to the US Naval Institute.

From BBC

Navy had “successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz to ensure oil remains flowing to global markets.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal