Example Sentences
Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2023
Not only have the duo's date nights sent the rumor mill into a frenzy, waiting with bated breath for Kenny and Benito to officially confirm their 'ship, but their date night ensembles are igniting conversations of their own.
—Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 17 May 2023
The video shows Musk in his typical t-shirt and jeans ensemble, showing off a variety of dance moves as well as making heart gestures in the direction of the crowd.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 May 2023
Watch on With an ensemble as epic as the vocal prowess The Kelly Clarkson Show host showed off in the moment, the accents to the look had to be as stunning as her voice.
—Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 16 May 2023
The 27-year-old model and 29-year-old musician were photographed leaving the popular Los Angeles restaurant Giorgio Baldi in perfectly matching ensembles over the weekend.
—Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
The theater also announced new ensemble members, Esteban Andres Cruz, Sherman Edwards, John Judd and a resident stage manager Kathleen Dickinson.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2023
Related The 17-minute acoustic performance, where she was accompanied by an all-girl music ensemble, included new versions of four tracks from her Billboard history-making album Mañana Será Bonito.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 15 May 2023
The laugh-out-loud sitcom about a group of Black professionals who are friends has a fantastic ensemble cast.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 13 May 2023
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
And the ensemble cast is superb at milking scenes for their comic potential while exposing the hidden meanings underneath.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 17 May 2023
On set, Convery had a front-row seat to more on-the-fly alterations to his work courtesy of Air’s ensemble cast.
—Vulture, 15 May 2023
If any of the opera’s swooning, lung-testing arias are here somewhere, then composer Nicholas Britell (Succession) has buried them deep within the score’s melodies, mixes, and ensemble choir pieces.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2023
With only eight episodes the series manages to not only explore its title figure but give surprising depth to each one of its supporting characters, becoming very much an ensemble series by its season’s finale.
—Emiliano Granada, Variety, 24 Feb. 2023
With a captivating storyline and a strong ensemble cast, Bordertown is a chilling and atmospheric series that will satisfy the cravings of any true crime aficionado.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 5 May 2023
Presented with Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Malkovich (now credited as an ensemble member emeritus) will portray Austrian serial killer turned writer Jack Unterweger.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2023
Model Gisele Bündchen arrived in a white sequin ensemble by Chanel: a column of white sequin and tulle strips, under an enormous tulle and feather cape.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
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Word History
Noun
borrowed from French, "unity, cohesion, group, set, musical ensemble, outfit," noun derivative of ensemble "together, at the same time," going back to Old French, "with one another," going back to Vulgar Latin *insemul, reshaping of Latin insimul "in company, together," from in- in- entry 2 + simul "together, at the same time" — more at simultaneous
Note: The form *semul may represent an older form of simul preserved in popular Latin; see note at similar.
Adjective
from attributive use of ensemble entry 1
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“Ensemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ensemble. Accessed 28 May. 2023.
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ensemble
nounNoun
from French ensemble "group, ensemble," from ensemble (adverb) "together," from Latin insimul (same meaning), from in- "in, into" and simul "at the same time, together" — related to assemble, simultaneous
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