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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One year after the events of the original, our returning quartet is recruited by the saucy, sinister Professor Oldman (Tim Curry) to spend a night at a haunted mansion, subtly dubbed Hell House, for a psychological, paranormal experiment.
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Until then, the head coach will rely on the attacking quartet of Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Niclas Fullkrug and Crysencio Summerville to have standout moments.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The Heat entered Tuesday’s matchup against the Hornets having outscored opponents by a total of 46 points in the 29 minutes that the bench quartet of Fontecchio, Jaquez, Jovic and Smith played together through the first three games of the season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
One year after the events of the original, our returning quartet is recruited by the saucy, sinister Professor Oldman (Tim Curry) to spend a night at a haunted mansion, subtly dubbed Hell House, for a psychological, paranormal experiment.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quartet
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quartet. Accessed 5 Nov. 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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