How to Use charter in a Sentence

charter

1 of 2 noun
Definition of charternext
Synonyms for charternext
  • The charter allows for unrestricted trading.
  • The railway board then voted to change the deal with the railroad buyer to comply with the charter.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 4 Jan. 2024
  • But the charter-school episode marks the first time that the main threat to their work is their own comfort with being observed.
    — Niela Orr, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Relax on the beach, go for a sunset cruise, book a fishing charter, or play a round of golf.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Signature School, a charter high school in Evansville, ranked No. 2 in the nation.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
  • SoCal charters target different species based on the season, the weather, and the whims of the fish.
    — Tom Fowlks, Outdoor Life, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The commissioner hopes that charters in the future can be funded in part by the next TV deal.
    — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
  • So who knows where Romy and her camp friend were going to eat, had that helicopter charter worked out.
    — Vulture, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The small airport, optimized for private jets and charter flights, isn’t open in the winter.
    — Garrett Munce, Town & Country, 4 May 2023
  • For independent charters, the school name will be the district name.
    — Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The new law also streamlines the charter renewal process.
    — Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The city charter requires the police chief to be selected from within.
    — Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Another bill would put the question of amending the charter to voters.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
  • It is run not by a local school board or charter network, but by the Defense Department.
    — Sarah Mervosh, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The league has been working with Griner and the Mercury on travel options including charter flights.
    — Doug Feinberg, ajc, 18 June 2023
  • Tempe's city charter lays the authorization to hire a police chief to Ching in his role as city manager, the city mentioned.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The boats – some big charters with dozens of people, others personal crafts with just a family aboard – dart to catch up.
    — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Baltimore’s charter requires the city to pass a balanced budget by June 26.
    — Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Fraser learns a lesson about not judging a book by its cover when a bodybuilder charter guest boards.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The league granted Griner permission to book her own charter flights before the season started.
    — Time, 17 June 2023
  • Its 1988 charter advocates for the killing or expulsion of all Jews or Zionists.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • In 2016, voters approved a proposal to amend the city charter so that a mayor could serve five four-year terms in office instead of three.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2023
  • That rate was 60 percent for local districts and 57 percent for charters.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Now boosters have provided charter flights to and from Nevada.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Presumably, once that charge was spotted, the charter was shut down and the teen was grounded until further notice.
    — Louisa Ballhaus, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2023
  • But that certainly wasn't the case for the Grammy-winning and an all-time vocalist in Carlile, and top indie-rock charters Grouplove.
    — Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 27 July 2023
  • Where, after all, is the case against Hamas, a group committed in its charter to Israel’s destruction?
    — Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
  • She could be used for both global voyages and charter adventures.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2023
  • This means that bucket-list journeys are on the table, from African safaris and first-class travel in private suites to private jet charters.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2023
  • According to the guild’s charter, members need a certain amount of notice that a strike authorization vote is to be called.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Apr. 2023
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charter

2 of 2 verb
  • The team chartered a plane.
  • The city was chartered in 1837.
  • Lovers of the sport have 18 miles of beach and chartered deep-sea excursions at the ready.
    — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Some have left the system, and others have gone to charter schools.
    — Troy Closson, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2022
  • But chartering a boat doesn’t just have to be for the rich and famous.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The boat, a 279-foot vessel known as the Solandge, is available to charter for a million and change per week.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 29 May 2023
  • Kenshō will be available to charter with Y.CO in the summer of 2022.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2021
  • There are boats to charter for daytrips along the coast or to neighboring Formentera.
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The defining style chartered by Govan in the first season hooked me in.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 Dec. 2023
  • And the Fly Five service isn’t just for hotel guests: Anyone can charter the jet for up to 12 hours.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
  • With the help of Bunny Mellon, Huber [de Givenchy] chartered a plane to fly us home.
    — Town & Country, 28 June 2023
  • Rudge chartered three planes for loved ones to identify the bodies.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Caplan raised $1 million for Aghan refugees, money that helped charter a plane to get 300 people out of the hands of the Taliban.
    — Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes, 4 June 2022
  • Tyler Barnett said the way the state funds charter schools in their first few years puts them at risk for financial problems.
    — Trisha Powell Crain | Tcrain@al.com, al, 7 Oct. 2022
  • To get to the rig, divers generally charter a boat from Long Beach or San Pedro.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Her group had reached Sydney on a bus chartered by a local B.J.P. chapter.
    — Damien Cave, New York Times, 18 July 2023
  • The latter just encouraged users to contact a broker to find out if a boat could be chartered.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 17 July 2023
  • Tucson area pastors chartered a bus to travel to the Capitol.
    — The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Pilots may soon be able to say farewell to charter firms and fleets—that is, if Hill Helicopters has anything to say about it.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Rates to charter ships, which were close to fully booked up early in 2022, have also been tumbling.
    — Paul Berger, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Banks can choose to be chartered by the state or federal government.
    — Kathleen Pender, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The question in that case was whether Congress could charter a national bank.
    — Andrew Koppelman, The New Republic, 5 Jan. 2022
  • This past year, thousands of families also chose to move to charter schools.
    — Jeanne Allen, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
  • The Spartans would charter a bus — with bathroom — and drive to Hyannis after school on Friday.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The boat was chartered last summer by its Jamaican owner, but was later sold to a new owner, with Moran as the broker.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The idea returned this year in SB 1291, which gave that same broad licensing power only to charter schools.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes, 7 July 2022
  • Oil giants charter hundreds of tankers from owners such as Frontline to move oil world-wide.
    — Costas Paris and Benoit Faucon, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Target, because of its size, was able to charter vessels and fill its shelves ahead of the holiday shipping crunch.
    — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Renaissance will be available to charter this summer in the Mediterranean with Burgess.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 July 2023
  • You were chartered by the government during the Great Depression.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024

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