canter

Example Sentences

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Pre-tournament favourites England and France both won at a canter in the opening round, meaning a final-day meeting between the sides in Paris looms large.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

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

Many expected them to win the Championship at a canter.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

Startled by the sudden rise of a flock of geese from the roadside, the horses had broken into a canter.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood