QUARTET in a Sentence

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For QUARTET, below is one of 5 sentences:
Amidst this hush the quartet sped; he replaced the watch, laid the picture down, rose, and stood on the hearth.

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 Meanings and Examples of QUARTET
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quartet
 n.  composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four
Classic Sentence:
1  Towards Findlater's church a quartet of young men were striding along with linked arms, swaying their heads and stepping to the agile melody of their leader's concertina.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
2  A quartet of them, soldiers of the ninety-seventh infantry regiment, sat at the foot of the cross and tossed up dice for the overcoat of the crucified.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
3  Amidst this hush the quartet sped; he replaced the watch, laid the picture down, rose, and stood on the hearth.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
4  Even Jordan's party, the quartet from East Egg, were rent asunder by dissension.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
Example Sentence:
1  Each of the female quartet is physically and emotionally different, which enhances a strong historical tale.