How to Use convoy in a Sentence

convoy

1 of 2 verb
  • The tankers were convoyed by warships.
  • The wreck happened while traffic was being convoyed by police because of fog.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 11 Jan. 2018
  • After just over an hour convoying around Riyadh, they were arrested, then were freed to their male guardians within 24 hours.
    — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 3 May 2018
  • Southbound traffic was being convoyed and northbound traffic was restricted to 45 mph in the right lane only.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 22 Dec. 2017
  • The crashes occurred while police were convoying motorists in foggy conditions.
    — Robert Rhoden, NOLA.com, 11 Jan. 2018
  • After the 41-3 loss to Iowa, the Minnesota football team had plenty of time to stew, reflect and even watch film on a group of coach busses convoying north without the company of the Floyd of Rosedale trophy.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025

convoy

2 of 2 noun
  • The President always travels in a convoy.
  • The agents were not boxed in by a convoy.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The convoy began to cross the no man’s land.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
  • His bodyguards came back and told him the convoy would not be able to pass.
    — Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • That was the threat to moving convoys before.
    — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • When their convoy is brutally ambushed, she’s forced to put her life in his hands.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The convoys have been harder to find and less aggressive.
    — Ryan Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • After they were warned to stop, one of the drivers attempted to ram the convoy.
    — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
  • This is not the first time a convoy carrying Noboa has been attacked.
    — Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Do not cut into the road crews’ formation while the convoy is working.
    — Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2026
  • While people rallied, a convoy of aid is in Cuba.
    — Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • When a military convoy rumbles past, no one seems to notice.
    — Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Another convoy helps him to the sideline.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The local government said the convoy drove off the side of a ravine and the car exploded.
    — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Some vehicles in the convoy were hit, forcing others behind them to veer off the path.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Keeping food and drinks cold is an essential aspect of any tailgate, road trip, or potluck convoy.
    — Katherine Keeler, Car and Driver, 27 May 2023
  • There are low and high frequency oscillations and convoys of spike trains.
    — Lloyd Alter, Treehugger, 20 Oct. 2023
  • There has to be some whiplash going from a glamorous party to Cuba and joining the convoy.
    — Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The aid convoys allowed into Gaza so far have carried a fraction of what’s needed.
    — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The family hauled six horses in a convoy led by a 2-ton truck pulling a 32-foot trailer.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
  • In trucks that were now working perfectly, Baxter set off with a convoy of supplies.
    — Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Still, no real harm was done, and our convoy of Pilots confidently marched along.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Four aid convoys that reached Gaza from neighboring Egypt in recent days have brought in water and food.
    — Samar Abu Elouf, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Niger's military brought in troops from other parts of the country in a convoy of about 40 pickup trucks.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The convoy passed through the neighborhood, revving their engines for Robert and showing him respect.
    — Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The convoy passed through the neighborhood, revving their engines for Robert and showing him respect.
    — Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • With his son along for the ride, Luis shows strangers photos of the missing girl, joining a few of them on a convoy to the next party.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Some five hours after the shooting, after one more big push down the street, enforcement officers left in a convoy.
    — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Some five hours after the shooting, after one more big push down the street, enforcement officers left in a convoy.
    — Jack Brook, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The once forlorn small club of football faithful have welcomed a convoy of bandwagon hoppers.
    — Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025

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