couple
noun
two of the same sort considered together; pair.
Example Sentences
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Soon the two couples are intertwined, each looking to find some common ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Then, I met two different couples, senior citizens from the West Coast, on a recent cross-country flight.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
More than two-thirds of weddings now last two to three days, according to The Knot’s 2026 Real Weddings Study, which surveyed more than 10,000 American couples who were married last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
You may call it an age-gap retirement or May-December planning — but when financial planner Jon Ulin helps couples who have a 10-year-plus age gap between spouses, he calls it a “two-clock problem.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Two couples stepped off the floor just as it was time for them to square up with Karl and Perilee.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
