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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That's certainly a disadvantage for more social RVers traveling in pairs but may prove a big plus for anyone really looking to get away from it all.
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New Atlas, 23 May 2025
These 17 tips may help; try them independently or in pairs or all at once.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
Once relatively niche, pickleball – a mashup of tennis, table tennis and badminton that can be played indoors or outdoors, by single players or in pairs – now claims to be the United States’ fastest-growing sport.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
For starters, the way Norwegian places these ship orders to the shipyard is in pairs.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 23 May 2025
These 17 tips may help; try them independently or in pairs or all at once.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 17 May 2025
Once relatively niche, pickleball – a mashup of tennis, table tennis and badminton that can be played indoors or outdoors, by single players or in pairs – now claims to be the United States’ fastest-growing sport.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
For starters, the way Norwegian places these ship orders to the shipyard is in pairs.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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