variants
or less commonly quartette
1
: a musical composition for four instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of four
especially
: the performers of a quartet
Examples of quartet in a Sentence
He is a member of a jazz quartet.
a string quartet by Beethoven
The author wrote a quartet of novels about the same character.
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Geese, a quartet of young rock virtuosos from Brooklyn, capture the vibe shift in freaky fidelity.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The quartet had a family-friendly outing at a live performance by characters from the popular children's show Yo Gabba Gabba!
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Back in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Sanford Moore led that vocal quartet through several successful years at local clubs, offering its own contemporary spin on jazz standards.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
The finale brings back the core quartet of Sayani Gupta, Kirti Kulhari, Bani J and Maanvi Gagroo, who return alongside Prateik Smita Patil, Milind Soman, Rajeev Siddhartha, Lisa Ray and Ankur Rathee reprising their roles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The quartet had a family-friendly outing at a live performance by characters from the popular children's show Yo Gabba Gabba!
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Back in the ‘80s and ‘90s, Sanford Moore led that vocal quartet through several successful years at local clubs, offering its own contemporary spin on jazz standards.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
The finale brings back the core quartet of Sayani Gupta, Kirti Kulhari, Bani J and Maanvi Gagroo, who return alongside Prateik Smita Patil, Milind Soman, Rajeev Siddhartha, Lisa Ray and Ankur Rathee reprising their roles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quartet. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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quartet
noun
quar·tet
variants
also quartette
1
a
: a musical composition for four instruments or voices
b
: the performers of a quartet
2
: a group or set of four
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