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sextet

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Definition of sextet

as in quartet

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Recent Examples of sextet An evening that had begun as silencing a smiling sextet ended in a sublime effort to open the mind beyond body and music to give peace a chance. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 But amid the journey, the sextet wind up in jail. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 June 2026 Of his continent’s Qatar 2022 sextet, only Algerian official Mustapha Ghorbal was selected for this tournament. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 9 June 2026 His all-star sextet includes vibraphone star Stefon Harris. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sextet

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It’s powered by a quartet of electric motors that combine to pump out 1,035 hp and 770 ft lbs of torque.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2026
The quartet of series regulars will join returning series leads Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale as well as fellow main cast members Margo Martindale and Isabel Gravitt.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

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Graphics and Gaming Tests We challenge all systems’ graphics with a quintet of animations or gaming simulations from UL's 3DMark test suite.

— Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
During any performance by the Infamous Stringdusters, fans can count on at least a few moments where the members of the jam-grass quintet gather near one another and transform into a melodic ball of kinetic energy.

— Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of quintet

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With little information circulating about the duo, the anonymity surrounding February’s Album only adds to its sense of mystery.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
But now the mother-daughter duo behind Belgian lifestyle label Bernadette are thinking about the next generation.

— Ari Stark, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

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Related Dressed in all black and then in casual streetwear, the septet own the stage and definitely amp up the hype for the two very special cinema events later this month.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
The colorful, traveling septet includes Vicki Gunvalson (Orange County), Luann de Lesseps (NYC), Porsha Williams (Atlanta) Teresa Giudice (New Jersey), Kyle Richards (Beverly Hills), Gizelle Bryant (Potamac) and Lisa Barlow (Salt Lake City).

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

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