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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The music by the quartet of Susan Ottaviano, Ted Ottaviano, Lauren Roselli and Jade Lee was the perfect soundtrack for those times, serving as a bridge between electronic pop and freestyle music.
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David Chiu, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Known throughout the Chicago area for his national anthem performances, Wayne Messmer and his quartet will bring an evening of music celebrating the Great American Songbook, patriotic favorites and other timeless standards, according to a press release about the event.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
The quartet’s ambitions with Black Harbour include bringing more production to British Columbia as producers look to shoot locally from project development to delivery, whether on budgeting, scheduling, and crew management through to studio-level negotiations financing models.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
To his point, the screenplay, prepared by the quartet of Mak Tin-shu, Lei Zhilong, Shum Kwan-sin, and Frank Hui, makes a profound emotional investment.
—Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
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David Chiu, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Known throughout the Chicago area for his national anthem performances, Wayne Messmer and his quartet will bring an evening of music celebrating the Great American Songbook, patriotic favorites and other timeless standards, according to a press release about the event.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
The quartet’s ambitions with Black Harbour include bringing more production to British Columbia as producers look to shoot locally from project development to delivery, whether on budgeting, scheduling, and crew management through to studio-level negotiations financing models.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
To his point, the screenplay, prepared by the quartet of Mak Tin-shu, Lei Zhilong, Shum Kwan-sin, and Frank Hui, makes a profound emotional investment.
—Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 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 21 Jun. 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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