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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SmackDown’s General Manager Nick Aldis booked a mini-tournament featuring a quartet of singles matches, with the winners of those bouts earning the right to compete in a Fatal 4-Way to determine who would face McIntyre for the WWE Championship at the 2026 Royal Rumble.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Affording Adams needed rest and keeping defenses off balance, McVay has his best group of tight ends, a quartet that regained veteran Tyler Higbee last month.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
The rest of the cast convinced Wilde to take the role as the final member of the quartet.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
In this era of satellite and cable and streaming television, the Minnesota Wild are going old school for a quartet of games this season.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Affording Adams needed rest and keeping defenses off balance, McVay has his best group of tight ends, a quartet that regained veteran Tyler Higbee last month.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
The rest of the cast convinced Wilde to take the role as the final member of the quartet.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
In this era of satellite and cable and streaming television, the Minnesota Wild are going old school for a quartet of games this season.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2026
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 28 Jan. 2026.
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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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