trouped; trouping
: to travel in a troupe
also
: to perform as a member of a theatrical troupe
Examples of troupe in a Sentence
Noun
I desperately want to join our regional theater's acting troupe and perhaps get a lead role.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Ten years into the reign of the Dungeons & Dragons troupe turned multimedia savants, Critical Role isn’t just content with the start of their biggest campaign, launching their own streaming service, or even working on video games — there’s always room for more.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
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Noun
While docked in Florida, the troupe encounters trouble in the form of psychotic Twisty the Clown (John Carroll Lynch), a deranged murderer with a taste for sideshow carnage.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Ten years into the reign of the Dungeons & Dragons troupe turned multimedia savants, Critical Role isn’t just content with the start of their biggest campaign, launching their own streaming service, or even working on video games — there’s always room for more.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
Over the years, millions of Arizonans and tourists have trouped through the zoo's gates to learn more about the animals of the world.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
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“Troupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troupe. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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troupe
1 of 2 noun
: a company or troop especially of stage performers
troupe
2 of 2 verb
trouped; trouping
1
: to travel in a troupe
2
: to perform as a member of a theatrical troupe
trouper
noun
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