Examples of chanter in a Sentence
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Ashura processions are usually dramatic affairs, with chanters singing elegies or dirges dedicated to Hussein, while audience members beat their chests and engage in displays of mourning.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
The chanters settle back into rows, avoiding the dying embers.
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Emily Feng,
NPR,
20 May 2026
Soon after the Chargers moved on, the chanters moved in.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
Tushtu, the meekest, frailest of the chanters, trailing at the back, stopped to turn towards Charu with a sly grin.
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Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
The main chanter was Obsidian Tiburon, a Taino representative of the American Indian Movement who came down from Orlando to attend the protest.
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Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment.
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Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2024
For more material takeaways, each attendee was presented with a commemorative quarter featuring Native Hawaiian composer, dancer, chanter and hula teacher Edith Kanakaʻole, purchased by Gold House and shared by the first Native Hawaiian to lead the White House initiative, Krystal Ka‘ai.
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Lucia Ruan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 May 2023
You might be asked to sing along with a Zen-like group of spiritual chanters.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2023
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
The chanters settle back into rows, avoiding the dying embers.
—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
20 May 2026
Soon after the Chargers moved on, the chanters moved in.
—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
Tushtu, the meekest, frailest of the chanters, trailing at the back, stopped to turn towards Charu with a sly grin.
—
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
The main chanter was Obsidian Tiburon, a Taino representative of the American Indian Movement who came down from Orlando to attend the protest.
—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
On a separate platform to the right of the action, three male chanters sit in a neat row, next to men playing the shamisen, a stringed instrument with a raw and piercing tone which is often used in vocal accompaniment.
—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2024
For more material takeaways, each attendee was presented with a commemorative quarter featuring Native Hawaiian composer, dancer, chanter and hula teacher Edith Kanakaʻole, purchased by Gold House and shared by the first Native Hawaiian to lead the White House initiative, Krystal Ka‘ai.
—
Lucia Ruan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 May 2023
You might be asked to sing along with a Zen-like group of spiritual chanters.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2023
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“Chanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chanter. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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