顔ぶれが勢揃い (kaobure ga seizoroi - all the familiar faces are gathered)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This is a fixed expression combining the noun 顔ぶれ (kaobure, 'lineup, personnel, faces') and the intransitive verb 勢揃いする (seizoroi suru, 'to be all present, to gather in full force'), linked by the nominative particle が (ga). It describes a situation where all expected or relevant people/items are assembled.
Sample sentences
忘年会には、いつもの顔ぶれが勢揃いした。
At the year-end party, all the usual familiar faces were gathered.
授賞式には、歴代の受賞者が勢揃いし、会場は華やかな雰囲気に包まれた。
At the awards ceremony, past winners were all present, and the venue was enveloped in a glamorous atmosphere.
このドラマは、人気俳優の顔ぶれが勢揃いしているので、今から放送が楽しみだ。
This drama features a full lineup of popular actors, so I'm looking forward to its broadcast.
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Example
忘年会には、いつもの顔ぶれが勢揃いした。
At the year-end party, all the usual familiar faces were gathered.
授賞式には、歴代の受賞者が勢揃いし、会場は華やかな雰囲気に包まれた。
At the awards ceremony, past winners were all present, and the venue was enveloped in a glamorous atmosphere.
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