chant
noun
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
had chanted
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past perfectof chant.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It's just another way to say, as the crowd had chanted merely half an hour earlier: "He's so weird."
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2024
Students who had chanted “Overrated!” in the opening minutes were silenced.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2021
Protesters who had chanted and banged drums, filled the streets and even once overtaken a plenary hall had dispersed.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2021
At its height on Wednesday evening, congressmen had chanted "no bill, no break" and sang 1960s-era protest songs on the floor of the House of Representatives.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2016
Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me, she had chanted as a child.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
