How to Use charter in a Sentence

charter

1 of 3 noun
  • The charter allows for unrestricted trading.
  • At the same time, charter growth has slowed.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The team flies charter to about half its road trips.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • And there was no fish left for the charter boat fleet.
    — Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Two the size of school buses and a small charter bus.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Among the key items in the charter is funding.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Fans will need a match ticket to ride the charter bus.
    — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The city will ask voters to make changes to its city charter.
    — Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The guests want the deck crew to be shirtless for the whole charter?
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
  • All of that applies to charters.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Our city charter is one of the longest in the country.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The league limits how many charter flights teams can take in a season.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Andrews planned to go back to charter buses one day.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
  • With 14 suites, it can be booked by the cabin or as a full charter.
    — Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The airline’s name has lived on through the charter-flight market.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
  • The more teams that drive to sites, the fewer charter flights would be needed at this time.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The problem for her is the county charter limit of two terms.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Write a one-page charter (owner, metric, guardrails).
    — Curt Steinhorst, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There are even chances for four-legged friends to hop on a paddleboard or take a ride on a charter boat.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
  • The airline wound up having to charter buses to drive us the rest of the way overnight.
    — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 21 June 2026
  • The next morning, the crew gets ready to tackle their second charter.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 June 2026
  • From a charter yacht, even the most familiar coastline feels new.
    — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
  • Those tankers are in short supply and expensive to charter.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Those tankers are in short supply and expensive to charter.
    — Will Kubzansky, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The new charter is dated May 14.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 June 2026
  • Relax on the beach, go for a sunset cruise, book a fishing charter, or play a round of golf.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Every great yacht charter should involve a pinch-me moment.
    — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
  • What happened to the charter money?
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Shall the charter amendments be adopted?
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Honestly, there is one charter left.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026

charter

2 of 3 verb
  • The team chartered a plane.
  • The city was chartered in 1837.
  • But chartering a boat doesn’t just have to be for the rich and famous.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Some have left the system, and others have gone to charter schools.
    — Troy Closson, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Fancy chartering a plane to a private round-the-world trip?
    — The Editors, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The industry now builds the rooms, charters the shuttles, and saves the yacht seats.
    — Taylor Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Banks can choose to be chartered by the state or federal government.
    — Kathleen Pender, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
  • This past year, thousands of families also chose to move to charter schools.
    — Jeanne Allen, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
  • There are boats to charter for daytrips along the coast or to neighboring Formentera.
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The latter just encouraged users to contact a broker to find out if a boat could be chartered.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 17 July 2023
  • So in the past few years nonprofits began chartering planes to bring adoptable pets to places that want them.
    — Erin Neil, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The defining style chartered by Govan in the first season hooked me in.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The question in that case was whether Congress could charter a national bank.
    — Andrew Koppelman, The New Republic, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Oil giants charter hundreds of tankers from owners such as Frontline to move oil world-wide.
    — Costas Paris and Benoit Faucon, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Tucson area pastors chartered a bus to travel to the Capitol.
    — The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Guests can charter Explorer for any amount of time, starting with one-night bookings.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The cruise has chartered the Norwegian Pearl boat for the the 11-day trip.
    — Cordell Jones, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Tyler Barnett said the way the state funds charter schools in their first few years puts them at risk for financial problems.
    — Trisha Powell Crain | [email protected], al, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Target, because of its size, was able to charter vessels and fill its shelves ahead of the holiday shipping crunch.
    — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
  • With an onsite marina, anglers are encouraged to charter a fishing boat and put their new skills to the test.
    — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The fact that money could be diverted to charter or private schools via the parents will weaken our public schools.
    — Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022
  • There are jets to be chartered, helicopters from the jets to be booked, and glam squads to be assembled in hotel suites where stylists have filled out racks.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 June 2026
  • To charter Arctic, contact Ahoy Club.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Rates to charter ships, which were close to fully booked up early in 2022, have also been tumbling.
    — Paul Berger, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The boat, a 279-foot vessel known as the Solandge, is available to charter for a million and change per week.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 29 May 2023
  • That has forced big retailers like Walmart and Target among others to charter their own ships.
    — Anne D'innocenzio, chicagotribune.com, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Pilots may soon be able to say farewell to charter firms and fleets—that is, if Hill Helicopters has anything to say about it.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Utah will charter a flight to attend Lowe’s funeral in Texas on Monday.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 9 Oct. 2021
  • Families can book by the cabin, but multigenerational groups that charter the whole barge get more control over the week.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
  • Whether that’s chartering a private yacht for the day or hiring a sailboat to take you to some of the hidden coves and swim spots throughout the region.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

charter

3 of 3 adjective
  • Palm Beach County is asking for grades for two non-charter schools.
    — Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Instead, the union has emphasized calling voters, which the pro-charter side has done as well.
    — Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2020
  • The rules would require charter schools to prove they are needed by demonstrating that traditional public schools are over-enrolled.
    — The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2022
  • For much of the last two decades, pro-charter forces routinely outspent the teachers union — although both sides spent more than enough to inundate local voters.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • The remaining five are non-charter IPS innovation schools.
    — Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 6 Oct. 2025
  • As has been the case in the last several election cycles, the pro-charter reform camp and traditional public school supporters have each backed a slate of candidates.
    — Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Justifications for using charter flights were sometimes flimsy, the report concluded.
    — Louise Radnofsky, WSJ, 13 July 2018
  • Ludtke was a principal of a charter high school and had previously worked in the Clark County School District, and her daughters took advanced classes at a district middle school.
    — Erin Richards, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Heirs to the fortune of the Walton family, which founded Walmart, have also sharply reduced their collective pro-charter political contributions compared with their peak giving.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • The new board would be charged with creating a framework to determine when a school or building should be closed, which some fear could give pro-charter groups more power to expand their school types while shuttering traditional public schools that may struggle with financial or enrollment issues.
    — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In 2024, total spending in the school board races topped $13 million, according to a Chalkbeat analysis, largely pitting CTU against pro-charter and school choice groups.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The district had 185,864 non-charter students enrolled at the start of the 2025-2026 year, as well as 48,460 charter students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • The district had 185,864 non-charter students enrolled at the start of the 2025-2026 year, as well as 48,460 charter students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • The district had 185,864 non-charter students enrolled at the start of the 2025-2026 year, as well as 48,460 charter students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • From 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, the district lost 15,288 non-charter students and gained 428 charter students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • From 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, the district lost 15,288 non-charter students and gained 428 charter students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • From 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, the district lost 15,288 non-charter students and gained 428 charter students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • From 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, the district lost 6,955 non-charter students and 1,328 charter students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • From 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, the district lost 6,955 non-charter students and 1,328 charter students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • From 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, the district lost 6,955 non-charter students and 1,328 charter students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • In February, the district had 232,617 non-charter students enrolled for the 2025-2026 year, along with 86,802 charter students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • In February, the district had 232,617 non-charter students enrolled for the 2025-2026 year, along with 86,802 charter students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • In February, the district had 232,617 non-charter students enrolled for the 2025-2026 year, along with 86,802 charter students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • In Broward, meanwhile, the district lost 9,512 non-charter students from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025 and gained 68 charter school students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • In Broward, meanwhile, the district lost 9,512 non-charter students from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025 and gained 68 charter school students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • In Broward, meanwhile, the district lost 9,512 non-charter students from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025 and gained 68 charter school students.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • But the mayor's control over the independent corporation was a key part of the vision of early education reformers like the pro-charter nonprofit The Mind Trust, whose 2011 report House Bill 1423 appears to mimic.
    — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Collectively, the Broward and Miami-Dade school districts lost 38,702 non-charter students from 2023-2024 through 2025-2026.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • Collectively, the Broward and Miami-Dade school districts lost 38,702 non-charter students from 2023-2024 through 2025-2026.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 18 June 2026
  • Collectively, the Broward and Miami-Dade school districts lost 38,702 non-charter students from 2023-2024 through 2025-2026.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 28 May 2026

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