How to Use cantor in a Sentence

cantor

noun

• The son of a Boston-area cantor, Shonfield slept some nights in a convent.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2019
• John Glass bowed his head as the cantor’s melody echoed through the cemetery in prayer for the children buried beneath the grassy-green surface.
  — Emanuella Grinberg, Smithsonian, 11 July 2018
• There is what sounds like the recording of waves at sea and the singing of a cantor, his voice time-worn and timeless, his spirit soaring.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2022
• From somewhere in the darkness, a lone female cantor began to sing.
  — Fred Bahnson, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
• The rabbi, as if by some prior agreement, stays put as the young man takes the cantor’s place behind the microphone.
  — Peter Orner, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
• Wollner remained active in his church through most of his life, serving as a cantor for many years.
  — Ramona Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2019
• Sometimes the cantor in the group played guitar for his mostly Protestant colleagues.
  — New York Times, 14 Aug. 2022
• That's how much Icahn, the son of a synagogue cantor and schoolteacher, is worth, according to Forbes.
  — Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
• His father had taken a job as a cantor in a synagogue in Southwest.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2023
• Kieffer also served as a cantor for over three decades.
  — Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
• The bride, 34, is the cantor at Congregation Beth Israel in Hartford.
  — New York Times, 4 Sep. 2016
• Steinberg's wife serves as cantor at the city's largest synagogue, which now streams its services online.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2020
• There will be refreshments, and singing from cantor Andrea Rae Markowicz.
  — Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, 8 Jan. 2018
• He was born in Budapest, but his father was the cantor at the [Appleton] synagogue.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
• Rabbis, a cantor, and a school principal read the declaration from a large unfurled scroll.
  — Kathy Routliffe, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• This year, the roster of musicians is now down to two — a cantor and an organist — and there will only be two Masses on Sunday, not the usual eight or nine.
  — Nancy Coleman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2020
• So how did Berlin, the son of a Jewish cantor, write not only the most popular Christmas song ever, but the biggest selling song ever?
  — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2019
• Two Marines placed a wreath on the stone crypt containing the ashes of Holocaust victims and Biden listened as a cantor recited the remembrance prayer.
  — Arkansas Online, 14 July 2022
• There will be music by cantor Yudi Cohen, children’s crafts, a bounce house, dreidels, gelt and other treats such as doughnuts and latkes.
  — Dallas News, 15 Dec. 2022
• The rabbi and cantor will lead Friday night shabbat service as an online service.
  — al, 13 Mar. 2020
• Seth Ettinger, cantor at the synagogue, started planning the concert in 2019.
  — Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2022
• Hazzan Jeremy Stein, the congregation's cantor, will sing the role of Jonathan, the biblical David's friend and confidante.
  — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2017
• As both a cantor and a musician, Ira described how Jewish culture has played a significant role in his life.
  — Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2022
• Raised in a proud Jewish household in Toronto, Strong (the granddaughter of a cantor) says she was instilled with a great amount of respect for cultural practices from a very young age.
  — Josh Weiss, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
• The funeral service that follows is conducted by a rabbi or cantor and concludes with the shoveling of dirt into the grave by the deceased's loved ones.
  — NBC News, 27 Apr. 2020
• His elder son, 12-year-old Aviv, has more time to study for his bar mitzvah with Pingle’s 73-year-old father, Joshua, who for many years served as cantor at his local synagogue.
  — Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 12 May 2021
• As the son of a cantor growing up Sherman Oaks, Lam was surrounded by a large and thriving Jewish community.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2020
• As cantor, Bernhardt leads the chant during worship services and is the musical director.
  — Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2019
• Cohen was the son of a cantor, or worship leader, at a Philadelphia synagogue.
  — Emma Green, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2017
• During the small wedding ceremony, a cantor performed the sheva brachot — the seven blessings — and Mohamed’s brother read a passage in Arabic from the Quran.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 26 Aug 2024