How to Use docent in a Sentence

docent

noun
  • Hike with a docent on easy trails at a Palm Springs high point.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2021
  • Among one of her volunteer fortes is as a tulip docent.
    — Daily News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But when the docents went looking, there was only air.
    — Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The tour is self-guided, but friendly docents await you at each stop.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Stop by to see it and ask a guest guide or docent to point Binti out.
    — Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • There used to be more screens, Dean Shirley, one of the docents, told me.
    — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • One docent will be able to tell a personal tale about one of the exhibits.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2017
  • My journey began with a silent docent in a red dress who led me down a hallway.
    — Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • During their recent visit, the three docents set up scopes to zoom in on the nest.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
  • Our docent is a sassy feline who wears jeans, sneakers and a black bomber jacket.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 16 July 2021
  • Volunteers help run the vendors' booths and act as docents around the house.
    — Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The friend had been a docent for tours of colonial houses in the city, and had enjoyed it.
    — Julie Halpert, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Come and hear the docents explain what life was like in the 1880's.
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland.com, 26 July 2019
  • You're locked in, and only your wits will set you free (don't worry, there are docents on hand to help).
    — Mary Forgione, latimes.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Look for the docents in Alder Canyon or the meeting room to hear a story read out loud.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 20 May 2026
  • Even the docents here fully commit to the part, donning fedoras and suits.
    — Kim Windyka, Daily Intelligencer, 16 June 2018
  • Speaking of guest guides and docents, thank you to those people who donate their time, often at their own expense.
    — Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The two are docents assigned to a different house and got the chance to tour Wing mansion at their own pace.
    — Gloria Casas, Elgin Courier-News, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Betty Berman spent 38 years as a docent at the art institute.
    — Matt McKinney, Star Tribune, 19 Dec. 2020
  • The walk is led by a blind docent who will talk about the importance of senses in exploring nature.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The greenery might not have a more impressive docent than Gorman.
    — Doreen St. Félix, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Tours are docent-led and by advance reservation only, so don’t wander in.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The docent tells us that the river's canal was the country's busiest until the Erie Canal opened.
    — Jim Webster, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2018
  • Her father Jim Healey has served as a docent for 11 years, giving tours of the adobe.
    — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 May 2017
  • Still, museum docents say children as young as 5 have explored the haunted house and asked to go again.
    — Allison Bagley, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2017
  • The museum briefly paid a high school student to be a docent in the summer, but now all the work is done by volunteers.
    — Tom Henderson | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 25 July 2022
  • Fire all the male managers and let any of the cooks and female waitresses stay on as docents and biologists.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 23 June 2018
  • Meet beer docents from Little Miss Brewing and taste a sample.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Stop at Art Break stations to hear from local artists or museum docents and take part in gallery projects.
    — Norma Cavazos, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Art docent Izzy Delling will lead the hands-on workshop; supplies will be provided.
    — Debby Rice, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025

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