1
: an organized company of singers (as in a church service)
… greeted by a large male choir wearing red bowties and singing carols.—
New Yorker
New Yorker2
: a group of instruments of the same class
a brass choir
3
: an organized group of persons or things
… travels with a suite of assistants and a choir of publicists.—L. R. Lapham
L. R. Lapham4
: a division of angels
5
: the part of a church occupied by the singers or by the clergy
also
: the part of a church where the services are performed
6
: a group organized for ensemble speaking
choired; choiring; choirs
: to sing or sound in chorus or concert
The woodwinds choired eloquently.
Examples of choir in a Sentence
Noun
joined the choir for next year
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Kansas City Star,
6 July 2026
On this particular afternoon, worship began with an opening hymn that Brown led from the back, a one-woman choir.
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Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Rose, who put together the flash choir just a few weeks earlier, stepped off the stage to join them.
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Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2026
Eddie, a mechanic, was also a deacon at the church, an usher and a member of the choir, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
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Noun
As Greenwood Missionary Baptist Church, generations filled its pews for Sunday worship, choir performances, weddings and funerals.
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Kansas City Star,
6 July 2026
On this particular afternoon, worship began with an opening hymn that Brown led from the back, a one-woman choir.
—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Rose, who put together the flash choir just a few weeks earlier, stepped off the stage to join them.
—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 July 2026
Eddie, a mechanic, was also a deacon at the church, an usher and a member of the choir, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
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“Choir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choir. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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