trouped; trouping
: to travel in a troupe
also
: to perform as a member of a theatrical troupe
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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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Megan Vick, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2024
Groundlings alumni show Maya Rudolph, Cheryl Hines, Oscar Nuñez, Jim Rash, Emily Spivey and Shane Nickerson were among the comedians who returned to their roots and Groundlings stomping grounds to celebrate the iconic comedy troupe’s 50th anniversary on Monday.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024
Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
What: Total Solar Eclipse Watch Party with opening meditation followed by karaoke and aerial acrobatics troupe MoonDrop Circus.
—Dan Kelly, kansascity, 3 Aug. 2017
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Noun
Minions doesn’t shy away from that challenge, using them as a slapstick comedy troupe who guide us through the history of villains and conquerors from the beginning of time to 1960s London.
—Megan Vick, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2024
Groundlings alumni show Maya Rudolph, Cheryl Hines, Oscar Nuñez, Jim Rash, Emily Spivey and Shane Nickerson were among the comedians who returned to their roots and Groundlings stomping grounds to celebrate the iconic comedy troupe’s 50th anniversary on Monday.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024
Verb
Over the years, millions of Arizonans and tourists have trouped through the zoo's gates to learn more about the animals of the world.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024
What: Total Solar Eclipse Watch Party with opening meditation followed by karaoke and aerial acrobatics troupe MoonDrop Circus.
—Dan Kelly, kansascity, 3 Aug. 2017
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“Troupe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troupe. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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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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