1
a
: a group of four persons or things : quartet
b
: two couples
2
: a golf match in which two players compete against two others with players on each side taking turns playing one ball
broadly
: any golf match involving four players
Examples of foursome in a Sentence
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The foursome’s latest effort validated them as state contenders.
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
The foursome posed for a photo and briefly toured the grounds before heading to an upscale seafood restaurant, BlackSalt, for dinner.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune Asia, 10 Apr. 2024
Sharing her Christmas plans, Moore explained at the time how the foursome would be enjoying some quality time together.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 21 Jan. 2024
Many have long suspected that forces more sinister than excess demand and limited supply were gobbling up coveted foursomes.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
See all the photos from the foursome's adventure abroad.
—Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
The foursome created a cinematic powerhouse, a dream factory that was the social conscience of Hollywood, one that churned out timely and topical films about the Great Depression, the rise of fascism, the Red Scare and more.
—Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
Being together, now as a foursome, has the musicians focused on the possibilities of the future.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
Along the way, the foursome is still wrestling with the toxicity of how they were sexualized and treated in their youth.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
The foursome posed for a photo and briefly toured the grounds before heading to an upscale seafood restaurant, BlackSalt, for dinner.
—Aamer Madhani, Fortune Asia, 10 Apr. 2024
Sharing her Christmas plans, Moore explained at the time how the foursome would be enjoying some quality time together.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 21 Jan. 2024
Many have long suspected that forces more sinister than excess demand and limited supply were gobbling up coveted foursomes.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
See all the photos from the foursome's adventure abroad.
—Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
The foursome created a cinematic powerhouse, a dream factory that was the social conscience of Hollywood, one that churned out timely and topical films about the Great Depression, the rise of fascism, the Red Scare and more.
—Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
Being together, now as a foursome, has the musicians focused on the possibilities of the future.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
Along the way, the foursome is still wrestling with the toxicity of how they were sexualized and treated in their youth.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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foursome
noun
four·some
ˈfōr-səm 
ˈfȯr-
1
: a group of four persons or things
2
: a golf match between two pairs of partners
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