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 ofI 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."
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One is the Elliot Anderson room and the other, where the window opens towards the first-team campus a couple of fields away, is the Lewis Miley room.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Following its successful launch earlier this year, Virtuosa — the vintage-nodding, heirloom-like collection which introduced the precious and durable platinum among Atelier VM’s metals — is expanded to earrings and a couple of necklaces including a light point.
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The concert itself is sold out, but fans have a couple of options to tune into the show on air.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
There were a couple in the room.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Following its successful launch earlier this year, Virtuosa — the vintage-nodding, heirloom-like collection which introduced the precious and durable platinum among Atelier VM’s metals — is expanded to earrings and a couple of necklaces including a light point.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
The concert itself is sold out, but fans have a couple of options to tune into the show on air.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
There were a couple in the room.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for a couple
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“A couple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20couple. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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