plural trios
1
a
: a musical composition for three voice parts or three instruments
b
: the secondary or episodic division of a minuet or scherzo, a march, or of various dance forms
2
: the performers of a musical or dance trio
3
: a group or set of three
Examples of trio in a Sentence
He plays in a jazz trio.
the band was just a trio of musicians on piano, drums, and saxophone
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Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Among the offerings is an American Girl collection featuring individual dolls of the film’s main trio Rumi, Zoey and Mira, also known as the fictional K-pop girl group Huntrix.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
To emphasize the theme, Snipes tapped parkour athletes Travis Nguyen, Chloe Reynolds and Ramcis Valdez for a campaign which sees the trio scaling scaffolding and high rises in the high-visibility sneakers.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
The Major Food Group trio had made Italian American food sexy, relevant, exciting—but that was just the beginning.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for trio
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“Trio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trio. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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trio
noun
plural trios
1
a
: a musical composition for three voices or instruments
b
: the performers of a musical trio
2
: a group or set of three
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