couple
noun
two of the same sort considered together; pair.
Example Sentences
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Although the local law embraces triads, foursomes and other group relationships, the language bars registering of couples who have already declared other partnerships.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
These three “Love Is Blind” couples perfectly embody some of the most awkward yet essential money matters to figure out first.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Ashton’s marvelous suite of solo, duet and group dances to melodious selections of orchestral music by Alexander Glazunov—here lush, there tinkling—presented the company’s two different casts of seven couples with formidable opportunities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
There are elaborate portraits of seemingly affluent Black couples, a proud school band, and women learning dressmaking at an institute in the deep southern state of Alabama.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
A moneymaking sideshow for insecure couples who didn’t have true love.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
