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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The third member of the rapping trio, Takeoff, was gunned down outside a Houston bowling alley in 2022.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The trio took the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles as part of a PaleyFest event commemorating five decades of Charlie's Angels, the groundbreaking ABC series that followed a group of female private detectives.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
The trio had set sail from Fananu Island, within the archipelago, on March 30, the Coast Guard said.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
In the end, the Kennedys and Bessettes agreed on scattering the trio's ashes in the Atlantic Ocean near the crash site.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 Apr. 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 9 Apr. 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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