How to Use quintet in a Sentence

quintet

noun
  • Don Was hatched the idea for the quintet and asked him to lead the band.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Don Was hatched the idea for the quintet and asked him to lead the band.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • For about six months, Phish was a quintet—then Holdsworth quit.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • But that quintet has started just three of the last 14 games.
    — Dallas News, 14 Jan. 2020
  • There may not be a better quintet in football.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
  • After all, this song earned the quintet its first-ever all-kill.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Kent, at 20, was the oldest of the quintet.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Of this quintet, which movie is splashier, and Globes-ier, than Elvis?
    — Vulture, 10 Jan. 2023
  • That lucky quintet is worth $52,585.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The Cavs seem to have enough offense in their starting quintet.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
  • In photos shared online, the quintet posed with each other and with fans.
    — Victoria Edel, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The quintet raised their arms and smiled for the camera — and even enjoyed a bagged snack — high in the air.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The quintet would be the first — and only — five to audition for the gig.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Of the quintet, Yoshida figures to play the least.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Like many rags-to-riches stories, the quintet’s rise to fame seemed fated.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 4 May 2026
  • For one, the album doesn’t sound like the first big release from a quintet of Zoomers.
    — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The quintet's rise to stardom speaks to the power of YouTube.
    — Alison Medley, Houston Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2019
  • Pratt’s also the only one of the quintet who didn’t start at multiple schools.
    — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The group will play at the festival three times over the weekend, but as a quartet, not a quintet.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2019
  • The first song from the quintet is a special brew from their debut project, Mad Love.
    — Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Ever since then, fans have been calling for more from the quintet — and Fatone is open to it.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
  • With that quintet now in the mix, Cleveland doesn’t have any obvious needs and there’s no rush.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 28 July 2023
  • The quintet combined for 94 of the team’s points Wednesday night.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Cody Johnson is the one of the quintet who is the newest to real stardom.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Sep. 2022
  • This quintet will be tested right out of the gate, as the Jets front is formidable.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Elsewhere, another quintet of flies landed on garbage and clean dishes in the prep area.
    — David J. Neal updated August 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Hearing the San Diego woodwind quintet rehearse with my dad at our home.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • At the time of his second great quintet, Miles was married to the dancer Francis.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Luis decides to follow one quintet who may be headed to another party a few days away.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2025
  • When the quintet returned to the States in April, Coltrane made good on his promise.
    — Marc Myers, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2018

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