sextet

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Recent Examples of sextet Local jazz pianist Jen Allen and her powerful sextet of vocalist Leala Cyr and Alejandra Sofia, guitarist Dan Liparini, bassist Matt Dwonszyk and drummer Jonathan Barber celebrate their new album with a release party at The Side Door in Old Lyme on July 19 at 7:30 p.m. $53-$64. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025 Grammy-winner Rosanne Cash performed an acoustic sextet of songs while discussing her inspirations at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 As the sextet awaited sentencing, court documents revealed over 80,000 messages had been recovered from Roussev and Dzhambazov on the encrypted Telegram messaging app, following their arrest on Feb. 8, 2023. Duncan Gardham, NBC news, 12 May 2025 The acclaimed, pioneering R&B sextet celebrated the honor along with a street naming ceremony in Roxbury, Massachusetts, where the the group was founded. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for sextet
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Noun
  • Director David Ellenstein has assembled a strong quartet of farceurs who easily slide in and out of a multitude of characters, accents, funny wigs, moustaches, costumes and prop glasses while running in and out of the 25 doors on scenic designer Marty Burnett’s simple but effective set.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • During the sketch, the quartet poked fun at TV's lack of diversity, the Emmys and even at CBS itself.
    Dory Jackson, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The quintet would be the first — and only — five to audition for the gig.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Throughout the 90 minute show, the quintet made their disparate sounds flow into a cohesive setlist, with Lewis’ strong vocals stunning the already-rapt crowd.
    William Earl, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The trio hit the Spiderman meme pose after.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Similar to an in-office treatment, step one is a trio of extra-strength exfoliating acids (lactic, glycolic, and mandelic), and step two is a clay mask to simultaneously neutralize the acids and deep clean the skin.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The young alto player convened a sextet of young powerhouses at the WDCB stage before linking up with trumpeter Victor Garcia’s septet at the Von Freeman stage later in the afternoon.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The septet has thus far claimed 10 top 10 wins on the songs tally — more than twice as many as both Saja Boys and Huntr/x combined.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • However, the duo still doesn't rule a ring out as a possibility.
    Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The duo at Bulldog Pottery also plays with pattern to personalize their stunning collection of decorative, functional wares.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That program began with a small octet by Stravinsky and Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 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
  • According to literary scholar Elaine Jordan, the play was dangerous material for a wild troupe of unsupervised youngsters to take on, and the results were predictable.
    Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Linkin Park became the first to do so when the group’s comeback album From Zero arrived last November, as the Grammy-winning troupe filled the entire top 10 at once.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Sextet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sextet. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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