in twos

idiom

: in groups of two
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Protesters soon started slipping off in twos and threes, heading to the site of the actual protest, part of a weeklong series of actions planned around the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy in late October. Time, 17 Nov. 2022 There were young people, too, in twos and threes, and when Joanie watched them something that had died in her face back at the station came alive again. Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 The aircraft flew in twos and threes, circling for strike runs on the airport and the base. James Marson, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2022 Some characters are grouped in twos, such as Chip and Dale or Winnie the Pooh and Piglet. Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 9 Sep. 2021 See All Example Sentences for in twos

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“In twos.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20twos. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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