How to Use barbershop quartet in a Sentence

barbershop quartet

noun
  • Instead, there was a giant chrysalis while a barbershop quartet sang the schedule out for 48 seconds.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The Osmonds started as a barbershop quartet group in the late 1950s.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • His hard work and commitment have led to him being able to perform in multiple roles for our opera performances as well as serving as the bass in our choral ensembles and barbershop quartet.
    — Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The afternoon will include a marching band, barbershop quartet and student history presentations in the gazebo area of the side landscape of the historic Kaske Home.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
  • Continuing about contrasts, Lighton outlined the decision to have Colin’s character be part of a barbershop quartet in the movie, rather than part of a Mensa group, the latter of which is used in the novella.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
  • He, Wayne and brothers Merrill and Jay formed a barbershop quartet that began performing in 1958 for their Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints congregation.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Loesser’s score is ambitious and diverse, with a discordant duet by Joe and Rosabella, lively Neapolitan-style songs by the Italian vineyeard workers, a beautifully harmonized barbershop quartet and some classic Broadway belter songs.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.
    — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Brothers Alan Osmond, Wayne Osmond, Merrill Osmond and Jay Osmond got their musical start as a barbershop quartet, though they were later joined by younger siblings Donny Osmond and Jimmy Osmond.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In the late Fifties, Alan, along with brothers Merrill, Jay, and Wayne, formed a barbershop quartet, and the group found early work around Los Angeles, including gigs at Disneyland and a long-running stint on The Andy Williams Show.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026

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