1
a
: a group of four persons or things : quartet
b
: two couples
2
: a golf match in which two players compete against two others with players on each side taking turns playing one ball
broadly
: any golf match involving four players
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Tonight, a new friend of Colin’s was going to be there as well, which was perhaps why Leonora had been asked to complete the strange foursome of two women approaching fifty and two young men in their twenties.
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Miami has a foursome of what is viewed as small inside linebackers.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The foursome have been on the promotional trail to support Love Thy Nader, which launched on Freeform and Hulu on August 26 with the finale of the eight-part series coming on September 16.
—Peter White, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
The event pits American and European teams against each other in a program that includes matches in foursomes, fourball, and singles formats.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Miami has a foursome of what is viewed as small inside linebackers.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The foursome have been on the promotional trail to support Love Thy Nader, which launched on Freeform and Hulu on August 26 with the finale of the eight-part series coming on September 16.
—Peter White, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
The event pits American and European teams against each other in a program that includes matches in foursomes, fourball, and singles formats.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foursome
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“Foursome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foursome. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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foursome
noun
four·some
ˈfōr-səm 
ˈfȯr-
1
: a group of four persons or things
2
: a golf match between two pairs of partners
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