trouped; trouping
: to travel in a troupe
also
: to perform as a member of a theatrical troupe
Examples of troupe in a Sentence
Noun
I desperately want to join our regional theater's acting troupe and perhaps get a lead role.
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Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
Pretty Lethal starts in a rehearsal space somewhere in America, with a troupe of prima ballerinas who are headed to a showcase in Budapest but are clearly having trouble synchronizing their efforts.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Bill Hancock, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Before Jay Dee became the lead singer of pioneering trap corridos troupe Herencia de Patrones, the artist born Jesús Diego Orejel spent his days picking peaches in Northern California’s vast agricultural fields.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Razor blades and pointe shoes prove pretty lethal in Vicky Jewson’s bloody and blistered ballet thriller, which finds a dysfunctional ballerina troupe fighting for survival after a run-in with a deadly Hungarian mob.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
Pretty Lethal starts in a rehearsal space somewhere in America, with a troupe of prima ballerinas who are headed to a showcase in Budapest but are clearly having trouble synchronizing their efforts.
—Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
Families frolicking in this Holidome surely had no idea about the mission of these nine tall gentlemen who trouped in and out.
—Bill Hancock, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
Before Jay Dee became the lead singer of pioneering trap corridos troupe Herencia de Patrones, the artist born Jesús Diego Orejel spent his days picking peaches in Northern California’s vast agricultural fields.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Troupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troupe. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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troupe
1 of 2 noun
: a company or troop especially of stage performers
troupe
2 of 2 verb
trouped; trouping
1
: to travel in a troupe
2
: to perform as a member of a theatrical troupe
trouper
noun
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