Example Sentences

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On his last day in what would become Afghanistan, once borders were eventually drawn up, Chamberlain was cantering down the Khyber Pass with a fellow officer, John Nicholson, when they came across corpses.

From The Guardian • Jan. 26, 2013

She was cantering when the horse slipped and fell.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2010

It was cantering back toward Harry across the still surface of the water.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

Slim Earl Percy on a white horse, escorted by a group of officers, was cantering slowly across the Common.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Sir Grummore Grummursum was cantering up the clearing in full panoply of war.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White