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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of canter.

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Examples

  • The Dementor's eyeless face was barely an inch from Dudley's when the silver antlers caught it; the thing was thrown up into the air and, like its fellow, it soared away and was absorbed into the darkness; the stag cantered to the end of the alleyway and dissolved into silver mist.

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003

  • After the horses had cantered off to Bill and their hay-nets, the Mainlanders only having to hold on to return, I saw my mother walk not back to our home but over the field to her friends.

    The premature ending of Annie MacLeod Gill Hoffs 2011

  • He left the country road at the first gate he came to and cantered through a hayfield.

    Chapter VIII 2010

  • Hearts had nothing to play for in the Scottish Premier League game – third place for them had been secured 24 hours before Celtic's visit – and as the visitors cantered towards victory there seemed to be little to rile someone sitting in the stands.

    Neil Lennon would be forgiven for walking away after Hearts attack | Ewan Murray 2011

  • I cantered back over to him, huffing at him to get his attention.

    The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011

  • They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild

    CHAPTER XXII 2010

  • Crisford was speaking after nearly 40 of the operation's prospects for 2011, including the potential Classic contenders White Moonstone and Saamidd, had cantered during their annual media morning.

    Godolphin will boycott Lockinge if Newbury fails to raise prize money 2011

  • Last year in the same venue, the four cantered affectionately through the hit list, but didn't try to clone the original sound.

    This week's new live music 2011

  • I bet your daddy and your mother cantered away with the ribbons in their day.

    CHAPTER 1 2010

  • A minute later they cantered into the shadowed area at the base of the rock wall.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

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