sextet

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Recent Examples of sextet All of the sextet’s albums, including this one, has hit No. 1 on the Hot Albums tally. Billboard Japan, Billboard, 6 June 2025 But gather this sextet — which also includes Chelsea Handler, Hasan Minhaj and Seth Meyers — around a table with a few old-fashioneds, and the mood is anything but bleak. Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025 This disruption of the sextet sets the rest of the story in motion, as everyone reacts and recoils, prompted to judge one another and themselves. Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 1 May 2025 The resulting series is one of a sextet of Belgian shows at Canneseries, including two in main competition, and Belgian content has been a big topic of discussion during the first couple of days of the fest. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sextet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sextet
Noun
  • That introductory project declines on the quartet of tallies, but still manages to live inside the top 10 on the Top Hard Rock Albums list.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The thriller, which gets an exclusive theatrical release on July 18, stars a quartet of seasoned actors: Mark Feuerstein, 54, Neal McDonough, 59, Dermot Mulroney, 61 and Christopher Lloyd, 86.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Sunday, June 29 Noon to 12:55 p.m.: Spectre Jones, the jam-friendly indie quintet from Los Angeles.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
  • The upcoming tour follows previous treks ACT : LOVE SICK, ACT : SWEET MIRAGE and ACT : PROMISE, with the last also including the quintet’s European debut.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Order Chaos Order Debuts on Three Billboard Charts Hood’s first solo release Order Chaos Order debuts on a trio of Billboard rankings this frame.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The trio were placed on a flight to San Antonio along with several other families.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Inside Vevo Studios, JAY takes the center position (and visibly rocks out) among his band mates for this vocal-focused take on the track that see the septet perform at mic stands.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • But in a new clip, the septet is facing its biggest challenge yet — themselves.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The duo's romance began after her divorce from NFL legend Tom Brady in 2022.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
  • The track earned the duo a Grammy win for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, intertwining their Nashville and Houston roots into a twangy ode to rebellion and that ride-or-die love.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 20 June 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
  • The tradition extends back to the days of the Pickle Family Circus in the 1970s and remains in full bloom today with the performers at Club Fugazi as well as such troupes as Zoppe Family Circus, Circus Vargas and others.
    Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
  • The group's compilation Proof dips one spot to No. 10, which means that troupe fills one space inside the highest tier on both of Billboard’s world rankings as of this frame.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025

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