variants
or less commonly quartette
1
: a musical composition for four instruments or voices
2
: a group or set of four
especially
: the performers of a quartet
Examples of quartet in a Sentence
He is a member of a jazz quartet.
a string quartet by Beethoven
The author wrote a quartet of novels about the same character.
Recent Examples on the Web
By early 1963, Traum had joined the group, lending his guitar and harmony skills to what was now a quartet.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
Denver had a quartet of wide receivers in Tuesday for tryouts.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
Based on a minimum of 200 starts throughout the 2012-2018 seasons, Sale’s dominance is undeniable among the 19 qualified starting pitchers and performed well in comparison to a quartet of contemporaries who are destined for enshrinement in Cooperstown.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
For Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), Milwaukee Film has a quartet of offerings, including the eighth annual Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase (Oct. 5).
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2024
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
Denver had a quartet of wide receivers in Tuesday for tryouts.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
Based on a minimum of 200 starts throughout the 2012-2018 seasons, Sale’s dominance is undeniable among the 19 qualified starting pitchers and performed well in comparison to a quartet of contemporaries who are destined for enshrinement in Cooperstown.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
For Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), Milwaukee Film has a quartet of offerings, including the eighth annual Femme Frontera Filmmaker Showcase (Oct. 5).
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for quartet
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“Quartet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quartet. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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quartet
noun
quar·tet
variants
also quartette
1
a
: a musical composition for four instruments or voices
b
: the performers of a quartet
2
: a group or set of four
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