How to Use charioteer in a Sentence

charioteer

noun
  • Watching others defy death on wheels, or testing your own skills in its shadow, has been part of sport since the charioteers of antiquity.
    Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Capella is the brightest star in Auriga, the Charioteer.
    Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Charioteer of the virtues, guiding them all Phronesis provides you with the ability to deliberate well about what is good and bad in specific circumstances.
    Tim Hulsey, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Meteors will appear to originate from a patch of sky located in the constellation Auriga, the Charioteer, close to the bright star Capella.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Legend of Karna will follow Karna, a warrior from the Mahabharata who is born to Kunti and the Sun God Surya but raised in a charioteer’s household.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 July 2026

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