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: an organized company of singers (as in a church service)
greeted by a large male choir wearing red bowties and singing carols—
New Yorker
New Yorker2
: a group of instruments of the same class
a brass choir
3
: an organized group of persons or things
… travels with a suite of assistants and a choir of publicists.—L. R. Lapham
L. R. Lapham4
: a division of angels
5
: the part of a church occupied by the singers or by the clergy
also
: the part of a church where the services are performed
6
: a group organized for ensemble speaking
choired; choiring; choirs
: to sing or sound in chorus or concert
The woodwinds choired eloquently.
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Examples of choir in a Sentence
Noun
joined the choir for next year
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J.t. Wampler, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
At the end of the cocktail hour, the gospel choir returned to sing as guests walked back into The Pool for dinner where the tables were overflowing with candles, florals, and fruits.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
But opera, traditionally, also implies a large-scale work for orchestra and often choir, and Giddens had never written for so many instruments.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2022
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Noun
Visitors were treated to music from community choirs, dance groups, Christmas characters and holiday cheer.
—J.t. Wampler, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
At the end of the cocktail hour, the gospel choir returned to sing as guests walked back into The Pool for dinner where the tables were overflowing with candles, florals, and fruits.
—Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
Verb
Without cars, poor people can’t take children to sports practice, to choir, or to church.
—Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
But opera, traditionally, also implies a large-scale work for orchestra and often choir, and Giddens had never written for so many instruments.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2022
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“Choir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choir. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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