Examples of ensemble in a Sentence
Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
The ensemble centers around the Fisher family (Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Lauren Ambrose, and Frances Conroy) who run a funeral home in Los Angeles after the sudden loss of their patriarch, exploring death as a constant companion both literally and figuratively.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2024
This might explain why his resume is filled with standout ensemble pieces in every genre.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
The other shows are sweeping war epics with sprawling ensemble casts that take place in multiple locations.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
The Baroque ensemble Musica Spira will perform a Saturday afternoon concert of music by Isabella Leonarda, Maria Perucona, Francesca Caccini, Antonia Bembo, and Chiara Margarita Cozzolani.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
The ensemble also betrays the woman’s emotions, and anticipates the increasingly sharp turns of her mental state, including with a tense, thumping rhythm like a heartbeat.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
By day, Leighton teaches bass, lectures and directs the jazz ensemble at Cal State San Marcos.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
Bey received the prestigious Innovator Award while donning a legendary Western ensemble sourced from one of fashion’s most coveted collections.
—Alex Kessler, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024
Jaden Thompson, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
The ensemble comedy Summer Camp starring Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard is appropriately set to hit theaters just as the weather is warming up.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
The films take place during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865 and features an ensemble cast that includes Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone, Abbey Lee, Michael Rooker, Danny Huston, Luke Wilson and Isabelle Fuhrman, among others.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
The singer loves an ensemble cast, and Black women working in American classical music represent an especially rich reservoir of talent — especially undertapped since the pandemic.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
James Ginsburg won the 2021 Grammy Award for best chamber music/small ensemble performance for Contemporary Voices.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024
Chris Klein, Lili Taylor and Katherine Waterston round out the ensemble cast of Matt Palmer’s genre film.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024
Before Drake and Josh, Sullivan and Bell also both appeared in the ensemble cast of The Amanda Show, which ran from 1999 to 2002.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
The ensemble cast has no shortage of A-list talent.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Noun
borrowed from French, "unity, cohesion, group, set, musical ensemble, outfit," noun derivative of ensemble "together, at the same time," going back to Old French, "with one another," going back to Vulgar Latin *insemul, reshaping of Latin insimul "in company, together," from in- in- entry 2 + simul "together, at the same time" — more at simultaneous
Note: The form *semul may represent an older form of simul preserved in popular Latin; see note at similar.
Adjective
from attributive use of ensemble entry 1
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“Ensemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ensemble. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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from French ensemble "group, ensemble," from ensemble (adverb) "together," from Latin insimul (same meaning), from in- "in, into" and simul "at the same time, together" — related to assemble, simultaneous
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