couplets
- plural of couplet.
Example Sentences
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Couplets like this are all over “West End Girl,” the latest entry in a long line of wounded records about marital discord that includes Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours,” Marvin Gaye’s “Here, My Dear” and Beyoncé’s “Lemonade.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Couplets like “Desperately, I / complicate your life” and “Can I be happy / in this world?” serve as koans that help listeners strive for deeper understanding.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023
Presidential Couplets Sir: Washington first�he arranged the finance; Then came John Adams, who quarreled with France.
From Time Magazine Archive
Comparison of three Fingers of the Right Hand in 150 Fraternal Couplets.
From Finger Prints by Galton, Francis, Sir
Couplets and lines have become household words wherever the English language is spoken.
From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Coppee, Henry
