quartet

noun

variants also quartette
Definition of quartetnext
as in trio

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Recent Examples of quartet The rest of the quartet, including bassist Sam Wilson and fiddler Josiah Nelson, grab a seat behind Powell and let the tune play back once more. — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026 The quartet will live and work in space for the next six months. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The quartet expected to replace them are all high draft picks and big-time NHL prospects. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026 In the case of the quartet’s upcoming residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Metallica is only playing Thursdays and Saturdays. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quartet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quartet
  1. trio
  2. quintet
  3. sextet
  4. duo
  5. septet
  6. octet
  7. troupe
Noun
  • The films form a trio of emotional studies of adolescence shaped by grief.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Hopefully, Miami can begin to reap the benefits from the lumps that the trio of defensive linemen — Grant, Phillips and Biggers — received during their up-and-down rookie campaigns in 2025.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of trio
Noun
  • The quintet performed the song Stateside this summer, becoming the first homegrown Filipino act to play Lollapalooza.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Amazon just released a remake of Stephen King’s Carrie on Prime Video, helmed by Mike Flanagan, who made his name with a quintet of limited horror series on Netflix between 2018 and 2023, starting with The Haunting of Hill House.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of quintet
Noun
  • In recent years, the sextet have continued to prove their staying power.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The British sextet will lean into its first nine albums and use digital visual technology for the first time.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sextet
Noun
  • Born as the score to a surreal short film set on Manchester’s empty streets, the ambient duo’s latest album folds classical instrumentation and field recordings into a mood of deep introspection.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The husband-and-wife duo painstakingly restored the home and opened it as a luxury bed-and-breakfast three years later.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of duo
Noun
  • Related Dressed in all black and then in casual streetwear, the septet own the stage and definitely amp up the hype for the two very special cinema events later this month.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The colorful, traveling septet includes Vicki Gunvalson (Orange County), Luann de Lesseps (NYC), Porsha Williams (Atlanta) Teresa Giudice (New Jersey), Kyle Richards (Beverly Hills), Gizelle Bryant (Potamac) and Lisa Barlow (Salt Lake City).
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of septet
Noun
  • The only member of this octet who hasn’t looked like a lock for the playoff rotation, Gonzalez saw meaningful playing time in just one of Boston’s final seven games.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Stephen Uhl will accompany the octet.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of octet
Noun
  • The documentary chronicles the women’s theater troupe that emerged in San Francisco in the 1970s and ‘80s.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The eight-episode show, which follows a dance troupe at a Catholic school, was created by Quinn Shephard.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of troupe

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