quintette
Example Sentences
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And looking downward, the quintette saw the bottom strewn with oysters of unusual size, lying so close together that in many places they seemed to touch each other.
From Adrift on the Pacific A Boys [sic] Story of the Sea and its Perils by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
The music stopped just then and our quintette with the partners collected in our corner.
From Back at School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
She is a mighty poor judge of human nature if she thinks any of our quintette could lie; but she doesn't believe us on oath.
From Back at School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
As Hamilton continued to gather in her own for the college year, the Sanford quintette found themselves in flattering demand.
From Marjorie Dean College Junior by Lester, Pauline
As early as 1750 he had written his first string quintette, and soon after he was twenty years of age he held various positions as musical director in noblemen's houses.
From The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)
