in twos

phrase

: in groups of two
You will be working in twos.

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McCausland said there is a new event this year – the Agrolympics – in which people team up in twos to answer questions about farming, and maybe compete in some farm chores. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 At the Collina Strada show, where founder and creative director Hillary Taymour often presents a playful but politically salient concept, models came out in twos. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025 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 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 28 Sep. 2026.

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