char·i·ot
ˈcher-ē-ət 
ˈcha-rē-
1
: a light four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage
2
: a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle car of ancient times used also in processions and races
charioted; charioting; chariots
: to drive or ride in or as if in a chariot
: to carry in or as if in a chariot
Examples of chariot in a Sentence
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
According to Hartwig, Egyptian craftspeople, lapidaries and sculptors spent around four years recreating the artifacts found in the pharaoh’s tomb, from his wooden chariot to his iconic golden mask.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
Intact items such as chariots, frescoes and even graffiti have shed light on what ancient Roman life was like in the prosperous resort before the cataclysmic event — and provided evidence of when the eruption occurred.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
There’s the great Orion himself, surrounded by his cast of characters like Taurus the Bull, Auriga the chariot driver, Gemini the Twins, Lepus the Killer Rabbit, Canis Minor the Little Dog, and Canis Major, the Big Dog.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
In a nook, an employee was flambéing crêpes on a silver chariot that originally belonged to Le Negresco hotel, in Nice.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Following the welcome ceremony, it was placed on a chariot carried by devotees and taken to a museum, where it will be kept under security until its final move.
—Binaj Gurubacharya, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
The chariot race is as much Fast & Furious as Ben-Hur.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2024
In 2019, a warrior, dated to between 320 and 174 B.C.E., was unearthed in Yorkshire, England, standing in his chariot and attended by the horses that once pulled it.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
Noun
There are giant moving statues, chariot races in Madison Square Garden, riots in the streets, fist fights, and even old Soviet satellites orbiting the Earth.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024
According to Hartwig, Egyptian craftspeople, lapidaries and sculptors spent around four years recreating the artifacts found in the pharaoh’s tomb, from his wooden chariot to his iconic golden mask.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
Intact items such as chariots, frescoes and even graffiti have shed light on what ancient Roman life was like in the prosperous resort before the cataclysmic event — and provided evidence of when the eruption occurred.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
There’s the great Orion himself, surrounded by his cast of characters like Taurus the Bull, Auriga the chariot driver, Gemini the Twins, Lepus the Killer Rabbit, Canis Minor the Little Dog, and Canis Major, the Big Dog.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
In a nook, an employee was flambéing crêpes on a silver chariot that originally belonged to Le Negresco hotel, in Nice.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Following the welcome ceremony, it was placed on a chariot carried by devotees and taken to a museum, where it will be kept under security until its final move.
—Binaj Gurubacharya, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
The chariot race is as much Fast & Furious as Ben-Hur.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2024
In 2019, a warrior, dated to between 320 and 174 B.C.E., was unearthed in Yorkshire, England, standing in his chariot and attended by the horses that once pulled it.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Chariot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chariot. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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