couple with

phrasal verb

coupled with; coupling with; couples with

: to join or combine (something) with (something else)

The exhibit couples poems with paintings.

—usually used as (be) coupled with

An oil spill coupled with strong winds brought disaster.

The team's win, coupled with a loss by their rivals, put them in first place.

Examples of couple with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Three years before the ACA was implemented, in 2007, Eugenia Horan's husband's appendix ruptured, and an appendectomy spiraled into a medical emergency when complications set in, leaving the uninsured couple with a $400,000 bill. —Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025

For many campers, however, their rising four-figure prices, coupled with difficult mounting/demounting, completely obliterate any overall edge or value proposition compared to a regular tent. —New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2025

But the recent Republican proposal to direct supplemental payments to HSAs and FSAs, coupled with transparency requirements for health care costs, offer a way to put patients back in the driver’s seat. —Kim-Lien Nguyen, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025

Lennon’s death in 1980, coupled with the resolution of some business issues, helped relations thaw. —Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025