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How to use duet in a sentence

17 example sentences · noun, verb

Duet means a musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble). Example: “Her song featured a virtual duet between her and Frank Sinatra, through sampling several of his songs.”

Examples of duet by meaning

verbTo perform a duet.

  • ‘Ti-yi-yi-yime is on my side, yes it is,’ I used to yodel, duetting with Mick Jagger as I gyrated alone in my student room.2011, Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending, Random House Canada, page 45

verbTo perform (sing, play, etc.) as a duet.

  • After the Lord's Prayer the Missionaries duetted a hymn while the children stared at me.1941, Emily Carr, chapter 1, in Klee Wyck

More sentences with duet

  • Her song featured a virtual duet between her and Frank Sinatra, through sampling several of his songs.From the entry virtual duet
  • As well as duetting with him on Campbell's new album, Barnes also sang at his recent wedding.2009 January 25, Kate Mickan, “Jimmy's busy brood”, in Herald Sun. From the entry duetting
  • One problem is that 'ue' is often pronounced bisyllabically, as in cruet, duet, fluent, suet.2004, Richard V. Teschner, Melvin Stanley Whitley, Pronouncing English. From the entry bisyllabically
  • Duet is a "will-they-won't-they?" sit-com about a young couple best described as in the throes of 'courting'.1987, The Listener. From the entry will-they-won't-they
  • A melody and the counter melody to it should sound well as a duet without accompaniment.1948, Roy M. Miller, Practical Instrumentation for the Wind Band, page 29. From the entry counter melody
  • One site, PearPop.com, hooks TikTok or Instagram influencers up with fans to create duetted or stitched videos that fans pay for.2022, Brian Boxer Wachler, Influenced: The Impact of Social Media on Our Perception, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, pages 186–187. From the entry stitch
  • Then a pair of Morepork owls began a duet.2008, David Stirling, “Belly Up in the Kauri Trees”, in Birds, Beasts and a Bike under the Southern Cross, Victoria, B.C.: Agio Publishing…. From the entry morepork
  • Inside, somebody was playing a duet on syrinx and lyre.2006, Thomas Pynchon, “Iceland Spar”, in Against the Day, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 220. From the entry syrinx
  • By using an echoplex Ellis was able to play highly effective solos, duets, and trios in a surrealistic manner by himself.2001, Bob Yurochko, A Short History of Jazz, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 175. From the entry echoplex
  • The Bokmakierie has a wide range of ringing duets.1998, Andy Swash, http://www.birding.co.za/gallery/746.htm. From the entry bokmakierie
  • Although a chromey sheen of overproduction mars “Smile”—a posthumous Tupac duet—Scarface delivers a genuinely moving requiem for his departed friend.1997, David Bry, “Scarface, ‘The Untouchable’”, in Vibe, page 154. From the entry chromey
  • For his new album, “For Better, or Worse,” his second collection of duets with female singers, they all came to him, in Nashville.2016 September 21, Richard Turner, “John Prine Sings Duets in New Album, ‘For Better, or Worse’”, in The Wall Street Journal, New York…. From the entry bestloved
  • Parker gives his most striking moments to his male dancers, not least in unsexual male duets, as when one guy supports another in ballet adagio.2007 May 10, Alastair Macaulay, “Stomp, Sneeze, Grunt, Gasp and All That Body Language”, in New York Times. From the entry unsexual
  • A few more duets with Ghostface would have been illy, and even ONE track with RZA would have been the icing on a top notch cake.2023 December 16, Steve 'Flash' Juon, Raekwon :: The Lex Diamond Story :: Universal Records. From the entry illy
  • It can enable the formation of content that can be five minutes long, compilation of video clips into stories and collaboration on duets with other musers (users of the platform).2018, Summary of 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson + Crushing It by Gary Vaynerchuk 2-in-1 Boxset Bundle, SpeedyReads, →ISBN. From the entry muser

Meaning of duet

  1. noun A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
  2. noun A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.
  3. noun A pair or couple, especially one that is harmonious or elegant.

Full definition of duet

Questions about duet in a sentence

How do you use duet in a sentence?
Duet is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Her song featured a virtual duet between her and Frank Sinatra, through sampling several of his songs.”
What is a short sentence with duet?
“The Bokmakierie has a wide range of ringing duets.”
What does duet mean?
Duet means a musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).

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