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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The Calls of Bonobos: Hundreds of hours of recordings suggest that the apes can generate meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs.
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Gennaro Tomma, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Instead, set up garden beds in pairs, planting all nightshades in one of the beds the first year.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
People dressed in black silently walked back and forth to set down each coffin, some carrying them in pairs.
—Orion Rummler, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
The majority of goods were bracelets, either on their own or in pairs, archaeologists said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
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Gennaro Tomma, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Instead, set up garden beds in pairs, planting all nightshades in one of the beds the first year.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
People dressed in black silently walked back and forth to set down each coffin, some carrying them in pairs.
—Orion Rummler, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
The majority of goods were bracelets, either on their own or in pairs, archaeologists said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
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 24 May. 2025.
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