chartered

past tense of charter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chartered The port city on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay chartered the country’s first commercial railroad in 1827. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026 The network charged between $1,500 and $40,000 for smuggling services and sometimes chartered private planes to move groups, according to the Justice Department. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 Fly & Vote, which has been funded by private donations, chartered a flight for Israelis living in Portugal and bought blocks of tickets for flights from the New York area. — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026 The court ruled in a 5-to-4 vote that the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit chartered by Congress, did not have the legal grounds to bring its lawsuit because the persons in question were not directly harmed by the project. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The Tsais chartered flights for players in 2021, which earned the team a record $500,000 league fine. — James Laforge, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 There are biker clubs, chartered and otherwise, all over the country, and there have been since the late nineteen-sixties. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026 Local 884, which was chartered in 1960, is exclusively devoted to on-set educators, who also serve as minors‘ welfare advocates on set. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 Machado’s team said that the opposition leader, who is now based in Panama, attempted to return to Venezuela by sea, but the company that chartered her boat canceled the trip hours before leaving, alleging its vessel was unfit for navigation. — Clyburn Saint John, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chartered
Verb
  • Since the building was already going to rented, open and staffed for one game, playing two would’ve been a good value.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Investigators also said four businesses that rented space in buildings Espinosa owned wrongly received $40,000 in grants.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • When the anti-theft alarm is enabled on the Tapo app (available for Android and iOS), a 98dB siren will sound if the doorbell is removed.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The feature was enabled in the default settings and can be turned off.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • DeMarco had no prior WNBA experience before being hired by New York.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Morales was hired by ICE in August 2025 and had more training than other hires, his attorney, David Lindenmuth, said.
    — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Someone in contact with Walter, speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to comment, advised me to wait and see if a Formula One deal actually materializes and, if so, for what value.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • An Israeli military official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media or to discuss sensitive operational matters, also confirmed the withdrawal.
    — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • When adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are empowered to work, volunteer, and actively participate in community life, everyone benefits.
    — Jeffrey Zirulnick, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
  • That means cybersecurity requires further levels of verification to ensure agents are only acting as they are permissioned and empowered to do.
    — Michael Miebach, Time, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Iran qualified and has been grouped with Syria, China and Kyrgyzstan for the league stage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Later that summer, having turned professional, Russell qualified for her first World Championships but crashed out at the semifinals after clipping the second hurdle.
    — Fraser Godden, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Though local inspectors found numerous violations a month earlier, the post-death inspection was the DCC’s first visit to the farm in the two years it had been licensed.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • During these days, licensed junior hunters aged 12 to 15 years old may hunt when accompanied by a licensed adult hunter 18 or older.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The election was never certified and Harris did not run in the new election.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
  • After election results are submitted, they must be certified by the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Chartered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chartered. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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