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

The brand invited guests to sip Champagne as a string quartet played in the background and then to dine at tables set with decadent floral arrangements in light pink and the brand’s signature color, kummel red. —Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025

The venue is suited for musical performances from string quartets and small orchestras to vocal extravaganzas. —News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025

In fact, Pittsburgh’s Black community boasted a symphony orchestra, a mandolin string quartet, an orphanage, and a long list of literary societies and fraternal organizations. —Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

Film event, the 2019 original used a string quartet to capture the claustrophobia of a New England mansion. —Fred Topel, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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