Examples of “group” in a Sentence

noun A number of people or things considered together because of some shared connection.

• A group of tourists gathered outside the museum.
• She sorted the files into three separate groups.
• A small group of children played quietly in the corner.

noun A band of musicians who perform together.

• The group released their first album in the 1980s.
• The group played in our school hall on Saturday night.
• My cousin sings in a group with three of his friends.

noun A commercial organization made up of several companies under one owner.

• The hotel group operates over 200 properties worldwide.
• The retail group owns several shops, a bakery chain and a delivery firm.
• She works for a large insurance group with offices in many countries.

verb To put people or things together so they form a set.

• The teacher grouped the students by ability.
• Similar products are grouped together on the shelf.
• Please group the words by their first letter before you copy them out.