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sextet

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as in quartet

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Recent Examples of sextet But amid the journey, the sextet wind up in jail. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 June 2026 Of his continent’s Qatar 2022 sextet, only Algerian official Mustapha Ghorbal was selected for this tournament. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 9 June 2026 His all-star sextet includes vibraphone star Stefon Harris. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 The reflection comes early in a boisterous hour-plus with the sextet — Glen Powell (Chad Powers), Owen Wilson (Stick), Zach Braff (Scrubs), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Wonder Man) and Riz Ahmed (Bait) — gathered at The Georgian Hotel for THR‘s annual Comedy Actor Emmy Roundtable. — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sextet

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The quartet limited the Rockies to four hits while striking out 11.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
The quartet also performed in a mini music video with the awkward group of ladies, also featuring Jane Wickline and Veronika Slowikowska.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026

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The Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, Switzerland, has revealed a trio of buildings designed by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, the Pritzker Prize–winning designer of the new David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

— News Desk, Artforum, 24 Sep. 2026
Rounding out their trio is Hazel (Kennedi Reece), a sweet, naive young woman, completely sheltered by her conservative upbringing but determined to follow her Michelle Obama dreams.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

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Charlotte reshared the post to her own Instagram Stories page while Gellar posted another snap to her Stories, in which the duo are both smiling for the camera.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2026
Among the guests at the launch celebration were Coco Rocha and Debbie Harry, weaving through the space and stopping at the backlit bar for drinks, nodding along to the sounds of DJ duo Las Flaquitas.

— Ruby Ford-Dunker, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

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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
The group remains winless after five nominations, but the new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category may give the septet its clearest path to a first trophy as a performing act.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of septet

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Getting Guillermo to do knee walks by enlisting Carter and Jaxon from the troupe to assist?

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Sheeran’s remaining supporting acts—the band Lukas Graham and the singer-songwriters Aaron Rowe and Finneas—and his backing band, the Irish folk troupe Beoga, all withdrew in solidarity.

— Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026

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