usher in
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To begin something with preparatory material; to introduce.
Example Sentences
- "Defeat 12 months ago away to the same opponents signalled the end of John Toshack's reign as Wales manager, ushering in first caretaker Brian Flynn and then current boss Gary Speed."
- "It ushered in a whole new era."
- "The war-torn first half of the 20th century, together with the railway grouping of 1923, ushered in further austerity in design."
- "Until recently, journalist inquiries to X's press department received an auto-response of a poop emoji. Yaccarino, attempting to usher in a friendlier era, greets me warmly."