a couple

idiom

informal

1

: two or a few (of something)

Can you give me a couple more examples?

This one costs a couple dollars less than that one.

—In informal U.S. English, a couple can be used like a couple of

I lost interest in the book after a couple chapters.

We met a couple years ago.

2

: two or a few

"How many drinks have you had?" "Oh, just a couple."

Examples of a couple in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Any spend over some missing years in between will have been minimal, at most a couple of million. —Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025

Jaxson Dart Following Russell Wilson Struggles New York may have a couple of emerging threats in its passing game in the form of young wide receivers Malik Nabers and Wan'Dale Robinson. —Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025

So, who knows, maybe in a couple of years! —Leia Mendoza, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025

Other highlights include formal living and dining rooms, an eat-in kitchen with top-tier appliances, a couple of studies, and a posh upstairs primary suite sporting dual dressing rooms and baths. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for a couple

• supple
• decouple
• uncouple
• thermocouple