quartet

noun

variants also quartette
Definition of quartetnext
as in trio

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Recent Examples of quartet The quartet of series regulars will join returning series leads Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale as well as fellow main cast members Margo Martindale and Isabel Gravitt. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 All four members of the quartet sat in the round to explain what New Feeling was about in a reel for publisher Abrams Books’ Instagram. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2026 Mendes is directing a quartet of biopics starring Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison, Paul Mescal as McCartney and Barry Keoghan as Starr. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Together, directly and indirectly, the quartet question each other and themselves about their motivations. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 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 Bulls went 18-for-42 from behind the arc, led by four 3s from Norman Powell and a trio apiece from Wilson, Buzelis and Jalen Smith.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • His blueprint called for converting a trio of bedrooms into lounges.
    — Lauren Mechling, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of trio
Noun
  • Now, Lennox has announced a new live album capturing the quintet in motion.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Graphics and Gaming Tests We challenge all systems' graphics with a quintet of animations or gaming simulations from UL's 3DMark test suite.
    — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 27 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
  • There’s no sense of effort or craft behind the music itself, and the duo’s latest attempts at iconoclasm feel sneeringly contemptuous.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But the Lakers’ leading duo of Doncic and Austin Reaves was better.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 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
  • In many ways, the Medieval Times crew could be a theater troupe, restaurant staff, or coed sports team.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • When the troupe took a bow a few minutes later, the applause was uproarious, as if prospectively celebrating all the work still to come.
    — Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of troupe

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