chantey

variants or chanty or shanty

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • The crowd happened to begin its chant as Romo spoke.
    Josh Buckhalter, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The loudest chant of the night?
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The self-deprecation added to the chorus lamenting his skid at the plate.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Hill joined an emotional chorus of friends, fans and fellow musicians who paid tribute to D’Angelo on Tuesday, a roster that included Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Tyler, the Creator, Missy Elliott, Doja Cat, DJ Premiere and many more.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the Fifth Quarter was just a sad lullaby for the four that preceded it, and there are as many answers as the Badgers scored points.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Very tricky, because this was a lullaby version of the song, rather than the original one (which opens with a piano sequence).
    Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The lush ballad finds JISOO and Malik blending their distinct voices while delivering emotional lyrics about letting the past go for the sake of new love.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The song becomes a longing ballad to finding the person you’re meant to end up with, like swans in the wild, showing how Zardoya draws specific connections to the topography around her and the feelings that live deep inside her.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Nish Kumar and Mark Watson deliver a surprisingly catchy little ditty, but the real crowning moment comes when Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea, and Sally Phillips take the stage.
    Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
  • She’s best known for her enthusiastic and approachable ditties on key subjects, like potty training.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is a lovely fundraiser to assist in the preservation of the cemetery, and the day is filled with master gardeners offering advice, madrigals singing, an archaeology talk, refreshments, kids’ activities and lots of lovely spring plants for sale.
    Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The service and concert will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the church, 815 S. Washington St. Castle Singers are vocalists who perform a variety of chamber repertoire, varying from Renaissance madrigals and motets to contemporary pop and vocal jazz.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And for those more interested in Mulaney’s musical stylings, the MLB graciously posted the below clip of his seventh inning stretch serenade.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Write a love letter, send flowers, or serenade that special person.
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The big number arrives, characters emote, high notes ring and ring and ring again … and the aria subsides unmemorably, without leaving the ozone tang that signals a bolt of musical lightning.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias.
    Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Chantey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chantey. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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