canter

Example Sentences

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Five-time Champions League winners Barca struggled to find their rhythm in the first half but did enough after the break to clinch a top-eight league phase finish at a canter.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

A nicely worked move sent Andrew Kellaway running through the Japan defence and he fed Flook to canter over the line.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

You just have to look at what they did last season, and how they won the title at a canter.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

He gave away a penalty for tackling an airborne Hugo Keenan before a bad defensive read opened the way for Lowe to canter through and set up Ireland's third try.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

If you managed to put your point through the ring, the thread broke, and you could canter off proudly with the ring round your spear.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White