quartet
noun
any group of four persons or things.
quartets
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pluralof quartet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Her roots are pure Appalachia; growing up in Sandy Hook, Ky., as the daughter of a dentist turned local politician and a mother who played piano for gospel quartets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
String quartets strummed their way through classical covers of pop hits.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026
The evening began with one of two string quartets by Laura Valborg Aulin, a Swede who died in 1928 and is the sole female classical composer featured at this year’s festival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
It’s difficult to imagine even the earliest of Shostakovich’s quartets without some grit in the sound.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2024
We exist as parts of trios, quartets, and so on.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
