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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"You were on our bowling teams, our barbershop quartets, our dad rock cover bands," said Homer.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
ANAHEIM, Calif.—Walt Disney designed Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. to transport visitors out of the modern world into a family-friendly fantasy packed with old-fashioned storefronts and barbershop quartets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
String quartets strummed their way through classical covers of pop hits.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026
Throughout the 1950s, the ensemble made a series of revelatory LPs for Capitol Records performing the late Beethoven string quartets and much else, while also joining Frank Sinatra in his torchy classic, “Close to You.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2025
The reason for this is that, like Beethoven’s late quartets, Chopin’s music is unusually intimate.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
