Examples of couplet in a Sentence
a poem made up of six couplets
a couplet of statues flank the entrance to the church
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Either way, these couplets start to reveal just how curious this poem is.
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New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
As a young child Allen began writing and singing songs while riding in the car with her mother, who taught her about rhyming couplets.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
Some additional traditions preparing for the lunar new year include putting spring festival couplets on doors or windows and buying new clothes.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
His couplets—stitched together by a rhyme—typically saunter in contrary directions.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
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New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
As a young child Allen began writing and singing songs while riding in the car with her mother, who taught her about rhyming couplets.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
Some additional traditions preparing for the lunar new year include putting spring festival couplets on doors or windows and buying new clothes.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
His couplets—stitched together by a rhyme—typically saunter in contrary directions.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for couplet
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“Couplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couplet. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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couplet
noun
cou·plet
ˈkəp-lət 
: two lines of verse that follow in order and form a unit
especially
: two rhyming lines of the same length
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