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

Outside the window of my temporary office, everything is gray—gray leaves, gray sky, gray sidewalk, the students walking in pairs and trios toward the cafeteria, which hulks grayly on the horizon. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

According to Visit Sacramento’s chief operating officer, Kari Miskit, 80 public tickets will be available through the drawing, and they are sold in pairs. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

Chromosomes occur in pairs when organisms develop from two sets of genetic information. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026

Clogs are the comfy-cool shoe that’s going to take off in the next few months (Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry, and Zendaya have been spotted in pairs recently). — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for in pairs

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