a couple

phrase

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

Skateboarders have flown in from every continent to ride the banks over the decades, and on Friday, a couple of locals came to say goodbye before the demolition. — Maddie White, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Let’s say this works out, recognizing that a couple of impressive days at training camp are a really long road shy of that sentence being true. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Similarly, Elliot Page is only in a couple of small scenes as Sinon, a character who doesn’t even appear in Homer’s Odyssey; his story can be found in Virgil’s Aeneid. — ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026

There’s Ok, Let’s Get Divorced on KBS Drama about a couple who are co-CEOs of a wedding dress shop and decide to part ways, starring Lee Min Jung, Kim Ji Suk. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for a couple

• supple
• decouple
• uncouple
• thermocouple