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chant

[chant, chahnt] / tʃænt, tʃɑnt /




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He also weaves in a number of Ukrainian folk melodies and an Orthodox funeral chant, as well as stylistic allusions to a trio of Soviet-era compositions by Prokofiev during a scene of Russian indoctrination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The chant roars through the sports center as Sen. Dan Sullivan revs up the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

For the Chargers, that singsong, taunting “Raiii-derrrs” chant will surely haunt their dreams.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

More than a quarter of a century after he stopped playing for West Ham, the chant still regularly sung by fans shows the affection in which former Hammers goalkeeper Ludek Miklosko is held.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The rhythm of his speech was something between a chant and a birdcall.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

Leaving the theater, he chants, “I want to be a paratrooper, I want to be a paratrooper.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Days before, he delivered a characteristically crude address that singled out CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins in front of a hostile crowd, eliciting angry boos and vicious chants.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

In December, an investigation by Avon and Somerset Police into chants made by the performer at the Glastonbury Festival concluded with no further action being taken.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Secular Israelis were prepared with a counter-protest, blowing whistles to drown out the chants and with some wearing pink lapel buttons showing a middle finger.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

“Yeah, yeah, yeah—here we go, here we go,” he chants like he’s a rapper and moves around the stage hyping the crowd.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

In the capital's central third district on Monday morning, dozens of teenage students chanted in protest, as cars honked their horns in support while driving past, while others made their way into class.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

I chanted in my head as I rushed to the first neem tree on the path.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Photos and video from the event showed students waving signs and chanting slogans like “58, out of date, let our onions speculate!”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

When the Eagles won 1-0 in February, Brighton were 14th, had only won one of 12 league games with the home fans chanting "you're getting sacked in the morning" at their own boss.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

SHANGRI-LA, China—When China’s masses want to experience the Tibet of chanting, crimson-robed monks and prayer flags flapping in the wind, they don’t go to Tibet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

In my head The Mountain was chanting, Thump, thump, thump.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff


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