in pairs
idiom
: in a group of two people or things
working in pairs on an assignment
walking down the aisle in pairs
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Already breaking barriers at 42, Stellato-Dudek had retired from competitive skating as a singles skater for more than 15 years before training again to compete in pairs in Milan.
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Alice Park, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Smoking is often a collective activity, the researchers said, while injecting is often done alone or in pairs, meaning more people are present to administer naloxone and reverse an overdose, or to call 911.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
One on a stoop and two on a corner and four motionless on a sidewalk and—down the block, the reflective vests of the volunteers in pairs walking the school patrol, to keep the kids from the K-5 safe from ICE.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
As the children arrived at their foster homes, some of them in pairs, many had scratches, red marks, scars, and old bruises on various parts of their bodies.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Alice Park, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
Smoking is often a collective activity, the researchers said, while injecting is often done alone or in pairs, meaning more people are present to administer naloxone and reverse an overdose, or to call 911.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
One on a stoop and two on a corner and four motionless on a sidewalk and—down the block, the reflective vests of the volunteers in pairs walking the school patrol, to keep the kids from the K-5 safe from ICE.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
As the children arrived at their foster homes, some of them in pairs, many had scratches, red marks, scars, and old bruises on various parts of their bodies.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for in pairs
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“In pairs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20pairs. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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