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quartet

noun

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Definition of quartet

as in trio

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Recent Examples of quartet Doué shimmied around a quartet of Paraguay players before contact from Deigo Gomez sent him to the ground; after a video assistant referee (or VAR) review, France was awarded a penalty. — Sean Gregory, Time, 5 July 2026 But the quartet made the bet on their team well before the World Cup began. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 Things rapidly spiral out of control for the quartet as a waking nightmare, filled with ghostly figures and sudden disappearances, unfolds. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 With star forward Kirill Kaprizov, the Wild look to have a productive Russian quartet once again. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for quartet

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Noun

The trio have been longtime fans of hers, and Davis had seen her once before about 15 years ago.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
If all three settle for no more than 25% of the cap, that trio wouldn't be earning much more than Brown and Jayson Tatum combined.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of trio

Noun

Completing the quintet is Gigi (Gemma Chan), an online follower and airline pilot who’s somehow worked her way into Hollis’s real-life inner circle.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 9 July 2026
Yes, Childs is several decades younger than the other members of Sellers’ quintet.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of quintet

Noun

Another musical high point was Venutian Wetland by viibra, a flute septet founded to support an album and subsequent tours by Björk in 2016.

— Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 18 June 2026
That honor is still held by BTS, and the rapper did not come close to toppling the septet's showing.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Definition of septet

Noun

Grant reflects on the premiere, which kicked off with a troupe of Polynesian dancers onstage at the Hollywood Bowl.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 July 2026
Gail Daughtry was directed and cowritten by David Wain, a veteran of the comedy troupe The State and also the director of the 2001 cult hit Wet Hot American Summer; Marino, another State and Wet Hot alumnus, is his cowriter.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026

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