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chant

[chant, chahnt] / tʃænt, tʃɑnt /




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Alongside the normal applause and cheers, they were greeted with a chant that isn't a regular from the songbook.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

As my former Salon colleague Alison Stine described it in her story about the history of “Hey Jude” as a British football chant, it sounds great when it reverberates through a huge stadium.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

It warned those using the chant faced arrest and criminal charges.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Her fall from perfection delights her brother and sister, who chant, “One of us!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Every night, regularly, at nine, at twelve, at three, they lifted a nocturnal song, a weird and eerie chant, in which it was Buck’s delight to join.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London

His speech was interrupted at one point by chants of "48" - a nod to Trump's successor, who will become the 48th US president if they win in 2028.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

After a season of “Sell The Team” chants, Moreno did.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

It was startling at the time to hear those chants.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Volunteers stretched blue tarpaulins over small groups as chants continued and soaked demonstrators waited for news from the police barricades.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

It is possible, though, to reconstruct, to some extent, the chants that were being sung in churches and abbeys from around the fourth century onwards, from manuscripts of various kinds.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

The set starts reasonably well with the title track, a bouncy synthetic confection with chanted verses that recalls hits from Kesha.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

At the final session of parliament in July, MPs stood and applauded as the speaker of the house chanted repeatedly:

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Ted, you suck! Ted, you suck!” several hundred students chanted for nearly 10 minutes on Saturday morning, standing behind the Republican and booing as Davis attempted to conduct a one-on-one interview.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

"That was amazing. Great finish to the match," said Kupcho as the crowd chanted her name.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

"Sticks and stones don't break bones," she chanted.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Soon, the police were there in force, but the dedication of the outraged, chanting crowd demanding the men’s release ensured this would be no ordinary standoff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

After full-time the officials informed FAI staff members that they did not subsequently hear any racist chanting.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

At Al Sharpton’s National Action Network convention, when a crowd began chanting “Run again!,”

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

Dozens of people from the group fighting for better worker protections during major sporting events were loudly blowing horns, banging drums and chanting, “Sí se puede,” directly across from Exposition Park’s newest museum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Neel perched on his chair and waited for her to stop chanting.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins




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