in pairs
idiom
: in a group of two people or things
working in pairs on an assignment
walking down the aisle in pairs
Examples of in pairs in a Sentence
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The 10 chefs brought out their dishes in pairs, starting with Laura and Amanda, whose dishes didn’t quite capture the spirit of the challenge.
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Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
So this is why girls always go to the bathroom in pairs!
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
That sounds ominous, but neutron stars do not typically form in pairs, so there is only one collision in the Milky Way about every 10,000 years.
—Chris Impey, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
Instead, set up garden beds in pairs, plant all nightshades in one of the beds the first year.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
This year's brightest stars are stepping out in pairs to support each other and their fellow SAG-AFTRA members
These couples spent date night with their fellow entertainment industry icons at the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
This trust element applies to programming in pairs, for example.
—Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
These were sold in pairs, a lucrative move that was regarded as a comment on vanity as well as a contradiction of the notion of originality.
—Victoria Dalkey, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
The telescope’s infrared eye found that dozens of the worlds appear to be in pairs orbiting each other — a puzzling arrangement that, if confirmed, would defy expectations.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2023
Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
So this is why girls always go to the bathroom in pairs!
—Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
That sounds ominous, but neutron stars do not typically form in pairs, so there is only one collision in the Milky Way about every 10,000 years.
—Chris Impey, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
Instead, set up garden beds in pairs, plant all nightshades in one of the beds the first year.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
This year's brightest stars are stepping out in pairs to support each other and their fellow SAG-AFTRA members
These couples spent date night with their fellow entertainment industry icons at the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
This trust element applies to programming in pairs, for example.
—Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
These were sold in pairs, a lucrative move that was regarded as a comment on vanity as well as a contradiction of the notion of originality.
—Victoria Dalkey, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
The telescope’s infrared eye found that dozens of the worlds appear to be in pairs orbiting each other — a puzzling arrangement that, if confirmed, would defy expectations.
—Quanta Magazine, 13 Nov. 2023
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“In pairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20pairs. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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