pair (someone) up with (someone)

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: to join (a person) with (another person) for a purpose, job, etc.

They paired me up with a new partner for the last game.

The program pairs up volunteers with children who need help learning to read.

Examples of pair (someone) up with (someone) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the team combined, Shiffrin will pair up with Breezy Johnson, who won her first gold medal Sunday in the women’s downhill. — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026

The challenge this week starts by having the girls pair up with their friends. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2026

Photograph by Evelyn Freja A stroke of inspiration led the boundary-pushing vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater to pair up with the impressionist pianist Bill Charlap. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025

One example is a feature allowing Tinder users to pair up with friends to encourage double dating. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025