in pairs

phrase

: in a group of two people or things

working in pairs on an assignment

walking down the aisle in pairs

Examples of in pairs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Physicists searching for an elusive exotic particle instead found evidence of two unexpected structures that do not fit neatly into the familiar picture of quarks bound together in pairs. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Eclipses always travel in pairs as the sun, moon and Earth align so precisely that one obscures the other. — Marcia Dunn, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

According to Smothermon, guinea pigs often need to be adopted in pairs. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

People line up and turn toward one another in pairs to salsa dance, then shift to breakdancing, spinning on their heads and flipping. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in pairs

• affaires
• affairs
• armchairs
• compares
• crosshairs
• declares
• despairs
• downstairs
• forbears
• forebears
• housewares
• impairs