How to Use cantor in a Sentence
cantor
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The son of a Boston-area cantor, Shonfield slept some nights in a convent.
—BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2019
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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
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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
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From somewhere in the darkness, a lone female cantor began to sing.
—Fred Bahnson, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
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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
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Wollner remained active in his church through most of his life, serving as a cantor for many years.
—Ramona Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2019
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Sometimes the cantor in the group played guitar for his mostly Protestant colleagues.
—New York Times, 14 Aug. 2022
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That's how much Icahn, the son of a synagogue cantor and schoolteacher, is worth, according to Forbes.
—Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
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His father had taken a job as a cantor in a synagogue in Southwest.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2023
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Kieffer also served as a cantor for over three decades.
—Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
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The bride, 34, is the cantor at Congregation Beth Israel in Hartford.
—New York Times, 4 Sep. 2016
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Steinberg's wife serves as cantor at the city's largest synagogue, which now streams its services online.
—Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2020
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There will be refreshments, and singing from cantor Andrea Rae Markowicz.
—Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, 8 Jan. 2018
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He was born in Budapest, but his father was the cantor at the [Appleton] synagogue.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
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Rabbis, a cantor, and a school principal read the declaration from a large unfurled scroll.
—Kathy Routliffe, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2018
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The rabbi and cantor will lead Friday night shabbat service as an online service.
—al, 13 Mar. 2020
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Seth Ettinger, cantor at the synagogue, started planning the concert in 2019.
—Brieanna J. Frank, The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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As cantor, Bernhardt leads the chant during worship services and is the musical director.
—Katie V. Jones, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2019
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Cohen was the son of a cantor, or worship leader, at a Philadelphia synagogue.
—Emma Green, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2017
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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
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