- a variation of quartet.
quartette
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Nutrition faddist John Harvey Kellogg, whose sanatorium briefly embraced Fletcherism, tried to re-enliven mealtimes by hiring a quartette to sing “The Chewing Song,” an original Kellogg composition, while diners grimly toiled.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2013
Into a household lately bereft of its entire corps of servitors, he introduces a quartette of nobles from the vicinity of the Volga.
From Time Magazine Archive
Each of the quartette seemed to be singularly ill at ease.
From A Woman Perfected by Richard Marsh
As the quartette approached the remaining cars, Ralph noticed that Mort Bemis was chuckling.
From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Allen Chapman
For an old bachelor like me, who has known no family—to secure the confidence and liking of such a quartette of young folk, is a privilege I fully appreciate.
From The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did by Grace Brooks Hill
