cantered; cantering; canters
: to cause to go at a canter
1
: a 3-beat gait resembling but smoother and slower than the gallop
2
: a ride at a canter
Examples of canter in a Sentence
Verb
The horses cantered across the grass.
We cantered off toward the lake.
Recent Examples on the Web
Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Also reported last week was that Meta got some pushback from a U.S. Senator, who challenged the benefits of using natural gas to power the new data canter.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
After a run of one win in six league games, Forest needed to lift themselves to the levels that had got them to this point, that had carried them into the top four in December and had, for so long, seemed likely to lead them to a top-five finish at a canter.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Perhaps deciding that too much jeopardy is bad for business, FIFA played it safe in 2018 when Canada, Mexico and the U.S. won the right to host the 2026 tournament at a canter over Morocco.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
At the Beavers Bend Depot & Trail Rides, kids and families can board a one-third-scale replica of an 1863 train or canter on horseback along paths.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
There’s also an outdoor polo arena, a canter track, a stick’n ball polo pitch and, for quick jaunts into London, a helipad.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025
The deluge of headlines has also put pressure on the Hong Kong government to bring home a dozen city residents stranded in the scam canters.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Lautaro Martínez Inter Milan won the league at a canter in 2023/24 and their main man was captain fantastic Lautaro.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2025
This is not the same City that cantered to the last four Premier League titles in a row, nor the one that won the treble and conquered Europe in 2022.
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Hobbyhorse competitions feature young enthusiasts trotting, galloping, and cantering on toy horses in various disciplines, such as jumping and dressage.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
The technology involved in planar magnetic drivers is cantered around an ultra-thin diaphragm made of a polymer substrate that’s just 2µm thick.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
As Sri Lanka cantered towards 219, powered by the brilliant Pathum Nissanka, Joe Root was reduced to trying Stuart Broad’s bail-switching wizardry.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The horses were draped in colorful Hermès scarves and cantered around the plaza in front of the guests.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
In March, Pieper was elated when Dax briefly cantered but then realized Dax was actually just playfully biting the butt of the horse in front of him.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
In the week prior to the auction, the two-year-olds get under tack and a rider takes them on the track’s backstretch, first walking, then cantering, then galloping into the final turn, then picking up speed and sprinting flat out over the last eighth of a mile.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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Noun
Osimhen scored 37 goals in 41 games (26 goals in 30 league matches), as the Turkish club won a domestic double at a relative canter.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Also reported last week was that Meta got some pushback from a U.S. Senator, who challenged the benefits of using natural gas to power the new data canter.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
After a run of one win in six league games, Forest needed to lift themselves to the levels that had got them to this point, that had carried them into the top four in December and had, for so long, seemed likely to lead them to a top-five finish at a canter.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Perhaps deciding that too much jeopardy is bad for business, FIFA played it safe in 2018 when Canada, Mexico and the U.S. won the right to host the 2026 tournament at a canter over Morocco.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
At the Beavers Bend Depot & Trail Rides, kids and families can board a one-third-scale replica of an 1863 train or canter on horseback along paths.
—Casey Barber, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2025
There’s also an outdoor polo arena, a canter track, a stick’n ball polo pitch and, for quick jaunts into London, a helipad.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025
The deluge of headlines has also put pressure on the Hong Kong government to bring home a dozen city residents stranded in the scam canters.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Lautaro Martínez Inter Milan won the league at a canter in 2023/24 and their main man was captain fantastic Lautaro.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
The action anime feature for everyone who couldn’t get enough of the horseplay in The Two Towers has finally cantered onto Max.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2025
This is not the same City that cantered to the last four Premier League titles in a row, nor the one that won the treble and conquered Europe in 2022.
—Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Hobbyhorse competitions feature young enthusiasts trotting, galloping, and cantering on toy horses in various disciplines, such as jumping and dressage.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
The technology involved in planar magnetic drivers is cantered around an ultra-thin diaphragm made of a polymer substrate that’s just 2µm thick.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
As Sri Lanka cantered towards 219, powered by the brilliant Pathum Nissanka, Joe Root was reduced to trying Stuart Broad’s bail-switching wizardry.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The horses were draped in colorful Hermès scarves and cantered around the plaza in front of the guests.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
In March, Pieper was elated when Dax briefly cantered but then realized Dax was actually just playfully biting the butt of the horse in front of him.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
In the week prior to the auction, the two-year-olds get under tack and a rider takes them on the track’s backstretch, first walking, then cantering, then galloping into the final turn, then picking up speed and sprinting flat out over the last eighth of a mile.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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“Canter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canter. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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