string quartet

noun

1

: a composition for string quartet

2

: a quartet of performers on stringed instruments usually including a first and second violin, a viola, and a cello

Examples of string quartet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This week, the group, founded at the Juilliard School, returns to San Francisco Performances in a program of the composer’s string quartets. —Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026

It wasn’t supposed to feel real so much as inspirational, with all the flair and spectacle that adorn fairy tale romances — helicopter ride, cliffside proposal with blinding diamond (string quartet in tow), etc. —Shamira Ibrahim, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026

In George Henry Lee’s restaurant a middle-aged lady wearing purple and accompanied by a string quartet sang ‘Tea for Two’, circling her hands in the air as though pushing away cobwebs. —Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026

Violinist Alexi Kenney, a member of the Owls string quartet collective, and Bay Area native Gabriella Smith, a composer of ecological interests, will curate one program each in February and April 2026, respectively. —Lisa Hirsch, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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