couple
noun
two of the same sort considered together; pair.
were coupling
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past progressiveof couple.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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They were coupling historic starting pitching with opportunistic offense and just enough production out of the bullpen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
We were coupling steel with mahogany; those were the two main materials.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023
I felt that people were coupling up more than in a Shakespearean comedy.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2023
A dugout had been portioned out to them, and while orderlies brought in their equipment and the surgeons were coupling up lights and sterilizer, Sheila started to get a hot meal in two sterilizing basins.
From Leerie by Ruth Sawyer
They were coupling on additional lengths of the fuse-carrying pipe as they were needed; hence the jerking advances and pauses.
From Empire Builders by Jay Hambidge
