1
: a musical composition for six instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of six: such as
a
: the performers of a sextet
b
: a hockey team
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But gather this sextet — which also includes Chelsea Handler, Hasan Minhaj and Seth Meyers — around a table with a few old-fashioneds, and the mood is anything but bleak.
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Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
This disruption of the sextet sets the rest of the story in motion, as everyone reacts and recoils, prompted to judge one another and themselves.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The resulting series is one of a sextet of Belgian shows at Canneseries, including two in main competition, and Belgian content has been a big topic of discussion during the first couple of days of the fest.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
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Finnegan Blue: La Jolla Music Society presents a free courtyard concert by this American instrumental sextet whose music ranges from Irish and New Orleans to bluegrass.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
This disruption of the sextet sets the rest of the story in motion, as everyone reacts and recoils, prompted to judge one another and themselves.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The resulting series is one of a sextet of Belgian shows at Canneseries, including two in main competition, and Belgian content has been a big topic of discussion during the first couple of days of the fest.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
Here are some of the best things to do this weekend in San Diego from Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6.
Friday
Finnegan Blue: La Jolla Music Society presents a free courtyard concert by this American instrumental sextet whose music ranges from Irish and New Orleans to bluegrass.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Sextet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sextet. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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sextet
noun
sex·tet
sek-ˈstet 
1
: a musical composition for six instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of six
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