pairings
- plural of pairing.
Example Sentences
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Tomato and soy are one of those quietly brilliant flavor pairings that seem to pop up everywhere once you start looking for them.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2026
Think of James Fenimore Cooper’s Natty Bumppo and Chingachgook, Herman Melville’s Ishmael and Queequeg, Twain’s Huck and Jim—or even the black-and-white buddy pairings common to Hollywood action movies of the 1980s and after.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Both schools will move on to the state tournament next week, with pairings announced on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
In foursomes he has a perfect record, winning all six contests against American pairings.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
The Rosenwald organizers, catching Bobby’s implication that they’d colluded to make the pairings more favorable for some, expressed outrage at his protest.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
