1
: 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.
Synonyms
Examples of choir in a Sentence
Noun
joined the choir for next year
Recent Examples on the WebJ.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
His song of lament is accompanied by Carlos Arévalo’s wailing guitar, and crescendos with a full-on choir.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Other projects include renovating choir rooms at Howard, Wester and Worley middle schools, along with adding orchestra space at several others.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
The choir offers creative programs four times a week.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
Bobby always wanted to become a professional musician, and his ex-wife, Clara, helps get him off the street and into a treatment facility, where Bobby becomes a part of a choir that competes on America’s Got Talent.
—Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
The powerhouse moment comes toward the end when a choir sings along with her.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2024
More:Once stuck in places like Myanmar and Laos, refugee children kick-start education at MPS' Newcomer Center
Celebrating students' own cultures
Late in the morning, students folded down their poster boards and took seats to watch dance, choir and drumming performances, as well as a fashion show.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
Potential nominees include students with achievements in band, orchestra, theater, choir, art, culinary arts, writing contests, sewing skills or other similar vocational-school mediums where students can shine through the arts.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 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
The college eventually approved his request for about $2,500 worth of sound equipment to make car choir a reality for the winter quarter, which began Jan. 4.
—Rachel Alexander, oregonlive, 20 Jan. 2021
Margret Boes-Ingraham, 72, used to drive her 14-year-old granddaughter to choir practice a few times a week near Salt Lake City, then stay to listen to her sing.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2020
Phoebe Pagano, one of McHugh’s students, said her favorite part of Helping Hands is when Jonah walks with the group to choir and gym class.
—cleveland, 17 Feb. 2020
Video footage runs on three sides, with the preacher and choir up front and fellow churchgoers on each side of you, giving you the feeling of being a participant.
—Verna Gates, al, 30 Dec. 2019
In Santa Barbara, California, Robert Van Handel was a Franciscan monk who founded a local boys choir and worked as principal of St. Anthony’s Seminary.
—USA Today, 12 Nov. 2019
The photo was taken during their visit to Tupou College, where the boys choir memorably serenading the parents-to-be with a cheeky song to keep mosquitos at bay that included the students making buzzing sounds.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 5 Sep. 2019
Noun
Or when a Black church queen directs a choir really well.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
His song of lament is accompanied by Carlos Arévalo’s wailing guitar, and crescendos with a full-on choir.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Other projects include renovating choir rooms at Howard, Wester and Worley middle schools, along with adding orchestra space at several others.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
The choir offers creative programs four times a week.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
Bobby always wanted to become a professional musician, and his ex-wife, Clara, helps get him off the street and into a treatment facility, where Bobby becomes a part of a choir that competes on America’s Got Talent.
—Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2024
The powerhouse moment comes toward the end when a choir sings along with her.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2024
More:Once stuck in places like Myanmar and Laos, refugee children kick-start education at MPS' Newcomer Center
Celebrating students' own cultures
Late in the morning, students folded down their poster boards and took seats to watch dance, choir and drumming performances, as well as a fashion show.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
Potential nominees include students with achievements in band, orchestra, theater, choir, art, culinary arts, writing contests, sewing skills or other similar vocational-school mediums where students can shine through the arts.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 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
The college eventually approved his request for about $2,500 worth of sound equipment to make car choir a reality for the winter quarter, which began Jan. 4.
—Rachel Alexander, oregonlive, 20 Jan. 2021
Margret Boes-Ingraham, 72, used to drive her 14-year-old granddaughter to choir practice a few times a week near Salt Lake City, then stay to listen to her sing.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2020
Phoebe Pagano, one of McHugh’s students, said her favorite part of Helping Hands is when Jonah walks with the group to choir and gym class.
—cleveland, 17 Feb. 2020
Video footage runs on three sides, with the preacher and choir up front and fellow churchgoers on each side of you, giving you the feeling of being a participant.
—Verna Gates, al, 30 Dec. 2019
In Santa Barbara, California, Robert Van Handel was a Franciscan monk who founded a local boys choir and worked as principal of St. Anthony’s Seminary.
—USA Today, 12 Nov. 2019
The photo was taken during their visit to Tupou College, where the boys choir memorably serenading the parents-to-be with a cheeky song to keep mosquitos at bay that included the students making buzzing sounds.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 5 Sep. 2019
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