in convoy

idiom

: together in a line
The ships were sailing in convoy.

Examples of in convoy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And so there were a number of occasions where policemen who were involved in convoy escorts had their cars struck by shells or by air strikes. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 The prisoner must not be allowed to see another prisoner in convoy on their way through, Limonov wrote. Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 1 June 2023 The declaration only applies to weigh stations and vehicles traveling in convoy, the proclamation said. Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2023 The prisoner must not be allowed to see another prisoner in convoy on their way through, Limonov wrote. Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 1 June 2023 These were lined up in convoy groups of five or six with one reconnaissance vehicle in front and one in back with armed agents. Eric Tegler, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2022 The Mesaba continued as a merchant ship until it was torpedoed by a German submarine while in convoy in 1918. Amarachi Orie and Christian Edwards, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022 Some of those troops are camping out in the nearby forest, Radakin added, for fear of staying in convoy vehicles that might be struck. Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2022 Northeast of the town, a large deployment of ground forces with several hundred vehicles is seen in convoy position in several fields. USA Today, 25 Feb. 2022

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“In convoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20convoy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.

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