quintet

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Recent Examples of quintet Friday, the wheel of lineups settled for a night on Jaquez, Robinson, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro and Andrew Wiggins, the Heat’s 20th lineup of the season, and, yet again, another quintet that had not played together until the opening tip. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025 The streamer has renewed the series, based on author Rick Riordan’s quintet of novels, for a third season. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025 On their second album, Illuminator, the Brooklyn quintet plays trembling space rock with airy, psych-pop hooks that recall the Cure, Spiritualized, and Spacemen 3. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2025 The quintet performs works by Bernstein, Bach, Vivaldi, Shostakovich and others on April 1 at 7:30 p.m. at UConn’s Jorgensen Center. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quintet
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Noun
  • The veteran quartet was given a break, as expected, as Miami was coming off a 2-0 loss on the road against the Vancouver Whitecaps late Thursday night in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
  • This fine mist spray is powered by a quartet of skin-loving ingredients: aloe leaf extract to calm irritation, hyaluronic acid for deep hydration, red algae extract to support the skin barrier, and glycerin to lock in lasting moisture.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Inside Blue Origin's New Shepard capsule, Aisha Bowe strapped in alongside her five crewmates for a quick, 10.5-minute suborbital ride to space and back. New Shepard's rocket lifted off with the sextet on Monday at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT) from Blue Origin's Launch Site One in West Texas.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • When tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons and his sextet appeared as guests on WTTW in 1970, most members of the band generally hewed to the backing progressions.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Brooklyn Tower will, one day, have a trio of them on the roof of the old Dimes Savings Bank.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Of the trio, Bernadette was written as the strictest rule-follower — possibly even the most narrow-minded.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Despite this pause, the band’s devoted fanbase has continued to consume the septet’s music.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Now, Jimin has surpassed the poppy tune that helped introduce his group to an even wider Western audience – even beating that septet’s best showing.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The duo's service to the community extended beyond schools and older people.
    Sophia Veneziano, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The duo have an ease, often finishing each other’s sentences.
    Thessaly La Force, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The project marks just the 19th K-pop album to top the chart, as well as the octet’s sixth title to reach the chart’s summit.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The project marks just the 19th K-pop album to top the chart, as well as the octet’s sixth title to reach the chart’s summit.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • There are two performances planned a day during the festival, including a local dance troupe, a Ballet Folklorico group and the Philharmonic Society.
    Heather McRea, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Within this abstract framing, the troupe’s renowned gymnastic ingenuity soars.
    Karen D'Souza, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025

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