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Recent Examples of quintet
At that point, the trumpeter was working in a quintet setting — minus Ravi Coltrane.
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Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Jackson occupies a quintet of rungs on the Official Vinyl Albums chart, but unlike on the more all-encompassing Official Albums Sales tally, only two of his bestsellers reach new peak positions.
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
That quintet is part of a seven-player contingent that has played together since their Little League days.
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Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
The core quintet play a gang of working-class friends who’ve known each other since high school but are now facing tough adult choices in economically depressed Birmingham, England.
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Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for quintet
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Jackson occupies a quintet of rungs on the Official Vinyl Albums chart, but unlike on the more all-encompassing Official Albums Sales tally, only two of his bestsellers reach new peak positions.
—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
That quintet is part of a seven-player contingent that has played together since their Little League days.
—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
The core quintet play a gang of working-class friends who’ve known each other since high school but are now facing tough adult choices in economically depressed Birmingham, England.
—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for quintet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quintet
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Using that quartet in what is essentially a useless game would be playing with fire.
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Known throughout the Chicago area for his national anthem performances, Wayne Messmer and his quartet will bring an evening of music celebrating the Great American Songbook, patriotic favorites and other timeless standards, according to a press release about the event.
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But amid the journey, the sextet wind up in jail.
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Of his continent’s Qatar 2022 sextet, only Algerian official Mustapha Ghorbal was selected for this tournament.
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Cowan birdied his last hole for a 68 to join former Sooner Max McGreevy and former Oklahoma State player Sam Stevens, the only one of that trio who faced the harsh wind of the morning wave.
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The trio allegedly lured Naved Azim, a New York resident, to a hotel room at the MGM Grand on the Las Vegas Strip, according to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department report cited by the newspaper.
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Another musical high point was Venutian Wetland by viibra, a flute septet founded to support an album and subsequent tours by Björk in 2016.
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That honor is still held by BTS, and the rapper did not come close to toppling the septet's showing.
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However, Courtney, 40, is hopeful that the duo might mend fences one day.
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The blockbuster trade isn’t official yet, but the Miami Heat’s new leading duo of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo has already made a public appearance together.
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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.
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Stephen Uhl will accompany the octet.
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The troupe was surprised by the media explosion around the show’s announcement.
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An hour-long première for the troupe is in the works.
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“Quintet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quintet. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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