Sentence examples for canter from inspiring English sources

The word "canter" is correct and usable in written English.
According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, "canter" means a slow or easy gallop or a moderate pace of running. It can be used as both a verb and a noun. For example, "The horse was running at a canter as they galloped across the grassy field."

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canter

noun

A gait of a horse between a trot and a gallop, consisting of three beats and a "suspension" phase, where there are no feet on the ground. Also describing this gait on other four legged animals.

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Somehow Sri Lankan managed to win at a canter, despite taking only four wickets.

As befits my maverick old friend Nigel Lawson, his most memorable budget was not the one that preceded the 1987 election, which the Tories won in a canter, but his 1988 budget, in which he changed not just the British but the western world's attitude to acceptable levels of taxation by lowering the top rate from 60% to 40%.

This was meant to be Joshua's toughest test since he turned pro shortly after winning gold at the 2012 Olympics but he won at a canter, pinning Johnson to the ropes early on and flooring his opponent once at the end of the first round with a flurry of thudding head and body shots, before doing the same again in the second.

On the field, it would register as a major surprise if Ally McCoist's team do not canter to the Third Division title.

For Geoffrey Boycott to complain on BBC Radio that it was not proper Test cricket, that the bowling was too easy, that England were winning at a canter, not only proved to be inaccurate, but over-emphasised quality at the expense of sensation.

It can also be reasonably argued that there is an issue over the depth of talent in the women's game if an 11-year-old can canter to such a comprehensive success as that enjoyed by Li.

Many – perhaps most – of its meetings are little more than a canter through the week's parliamentary business and by no means always well attended by your average Tory MP, some of whom still quote the old saw that the first few speakers at any of its meetings are mad.

Unfancied as finals contenders by most wise judges, the Pies should have won it in a canter after leading by as much as 53 points during the third term but like Sydney against the Dons, the home side piled on seven goals to nothing in the final term to provide a scare.

Then, as the beach is bathed in evening light, you can see horsemen from the village canter up and down.

Ms Bradford takes readers on a brisk, assured canter through the familiar landmarks of both genres, adding a dose of history as she goes.

This is largely because Mr Kwasniewski seems certain to win at a canter.

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