Example Sentences

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On the first two days of tournaments, they have paired them for 15 rounds, including at three majors over the prior two years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The Ministry of Finance doesn’t disclose the levels at which it intervenes, but markets have paired previous surges in the currency to levels between 157 and 161 yen to the dollar.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

It wasn’t bad per say, but if the bar had stronger notes of pistachio, it would have paired better with the milk chocolate, which I found to be too sweet and overpowering in flavor.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

One of the young beavers appears to have paired up with a resident beaver who already lived a bit downstream, Cook said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024

“I would have paired the peanut butter with the crackers, but okay.”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz