How to Use canter in a Sentence

canter

noun
  • From there, Sabalenka took over and won the match at an eight-point canter.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2026
  • United finished third at a relative canter.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Try your hand at landing a catch in the private waters, or take a picnic brunch in a secluded meadow after an easy canter.
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 19 June 2026
  • Norway won all eight of their qualifying group games to book their place in the tournament at a canter, including two against Italy.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Liverpool were the best team in England by a long distance last term and triumphed at a canter, finishing 10 points clear of Arsenal.
    — Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Champions at a canter last time out, Liverpool have embarked on the kind of spending spree the most dominant teams in the Premier League seldom indulge in.
    — Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • If nothing else, Collier’s media hit seems to have preempted any closer examination into why the W deemed its newest rights deal worthy of a celebratory canter in the first place.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Igor Thiago has had an incredible season for Brentford, scoring 22 times in the Premier League so far and was second on the top scorer list behind Erling Haaland, who naturally makes it in at a canter.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • Here, a title run-in refers to seasons (listed in the footnote of the graphic below) in which the destination of the champions’ trophy was still genuinely in doubt late on, excluding processions such as 2024-25, when Liverpool won at a canter, finishing 10 points above Arsenal.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026

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