Example Sentences

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"Our approach is like taking a wide-angle camera inside the ballroom. Now we can see how the dancers are pairing up and paying attention to one another, so they don't bump into each other."

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

Plus, it will be fun to throw company for a loop when you mention you are pairing chèvre with pecorino—and why no, this is NOT a cheese-on-cheese pairing!

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023

Now in California, the sisters are pairing up again to play Irina Camelia-Begu and Monica Niculescu of Romania.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2022

Otherwise, “a lot of families right now are pairing up with other families and quarantining together,” said Dr. Peters.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2020

In March, when hares are pairing, four or five may frequently be found together in one field.

From The Confessions of a Poacher by Anonymous