How to Use chanteuse in a Sentence

chanteuse

noun
  • The chanteuse's megawatt smile captured the hearts of many during her short time with us.
    — Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2022
  • The film is set during the last days of the chanteuse’s life in 1977.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2024
  • There, neither a boulevard stroll nor a chanteuse warble nor a swig of absinthe was to be had.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Sugar is the group’s chanteuse; Monroe is the film’s tremulous heart and soul.
    — The New York Times Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • So fans hoping to see the pop chanteuse will have to travel to one of the dates below to see her perform.
    — Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2023
  • All the while, the grainy soundtrack of the soulful Korean chanteuse fills the night air.
    — Anne Anlin Cheng, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Moore is playing it full tilt as alcoholic chanteuse Virginia.
    — Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Claudine Longet — chanteuse, alleged killer, and Gilmore Girls name-check — has died.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 May 2026
  • Allure caught up with the elusive chanteuse herself in the video above for a quick round-up of some of Mariah’s firsts.
    — Shanelle Drakeford, Allure, 7 May 2018
  • There’s a reason Samantha Jones is a PR tour de force and not a chanteuse.
    — Halle Kiefer, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2021
  • But that’s not the only big news to report about the French-Canadian chanteuse.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 July 2024
  • The elusive chanteuse, Mariah Carey, isn’t just known for her five-octave vocal range.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Dressed in a black tulle gown, the iconic chanteuse arrived on the scene in dramatic fashion, with the wind blowing in her out-of-this-world hair.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2019
  • An aspiring chanteuse, Angel has been dumped by her boyfriend and has found enough alcohol to drown her sorrows — and then some.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022
  • This chanteuse is doing warrior work, pleading for reflection, for action, for answers.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • Some have fancied themselves an island chanteuse (Wanda Shirk on Palau).
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
  • At the sight of a sequined Warwick, the stunned audience stood and showered the iconic chanteuse with applause.
    — Ian Malone, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Her name is Mary Todd Lincoln, a hard-boozing, curl-bouncing chanteuse known for her short legs and long medleys.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
  • In fact, Summers would have been much better off falling in love with Dietrich’s nightclub chanteuse.
    — Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Tryon erected a statue of the hometown chanteuse downtown on South Trade Street, lined with art and craft galleries.
    — Andrew Nelson, WSJ, 19 May 2022
  • But in the end, Chu chose a Broadway chanteuse and a pop star to anchor his musical extravaganza.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2024
  • But in the end, Chu chose a Broadway chanteuse and a pop star to anchor his musical extravaganza.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Junebug first appears in the third act, a chanteuse barreling down the backroads of Kentucky on a motorcycle.
    — Laura Hudson, Wired, 29 Jan. 2020
  • And if that weren’t enough, the elusive chanteuse got another extra-special Christmas gift this year in the form of the song hitting No.
    — Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Jazz chanteuse Toscanellie Marcelain, also known as Lady T, will perform with her jazz trio.
    — Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • The two negotiate their grief together as Sam is in love with a 10-year-old chanteuse named — heavy sigh — Joanna.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Nico, not so much rock singer as chanteuse (no other word will do), made Marianne Faithfull sound like Janis Joplin.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Oct. 2021
  • But, even for us die-hard self-manicurists, the at-home pedicure remains an elusive chanteuse of DIY beauty treatments.
    — Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The British chanteuse also gave the most pointed speech of the night, calling for a better system for songwriter royalties that isn’t based on radio play.
    — P. Claire Dodson, Vogue, 12 June 2026
  • In a video shared on X (formerly Twitter), ghouls and pumpkin heads are seen hard at work with hair dryers in an attempt to melt the ice encasing the chanteuse.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2023

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