How to Use in pairs in a Sentence

in pairs

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• When the time comes, place the decoys in pairs, and spread them out a bit.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 27 Dec. 2023
• The gold is the first medal in pairs skating for Japan.
  — Alice Park, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
• Most guests arrive alone or in pairs, many of them for a repeat stay.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Jan. 2026
• This is great in pairs but is bold enough to sit on its own and hold down a corner of a room.
  — Ming Thompson, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2021
• Some stared at kites fluttering in the sky, lolled to sleep, or sat in pairs to chat.
  — Andrew Quilty, Harper's Magazine, 12 Oct. 2021
• This show will give fans another chance to dance in pairs to the sounds of the past decades.
  — Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• Atoms are stable when the electrons in the outer shell are in pairs.
  — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
• To identify a brown recluse, look for six eyes arranged in pairs.
  — Emilia Benton, Women's Health, 30 June 2023
• Six couples enter the desert in pairs, but some will be leave single.
  — Esther Kang, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
• The singers came out, usually singly but sometimes in pairs or groups.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
• But unlike poison ivy and oak, poison sumac's leaves grow in pairs.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 July 2023
• The chairs are placed in pairs that form a circle around carpets in the center.
  — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
• There's fruity, corny, crispy, fudge and salty-sweet options — all in pairs of two to enjoy.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 15 Sep. 2022
• That’s because solar and lunar eclipses show up in pairs—two weeks apart.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
• Instead, set up garden beds in pairs, plant all nightshades in one of the beds the first year.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
• Instead, set up garden beds in pairs, then plant all nightshades in one of the beds the first year.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
• The new satellites are being launched in pairs, with four more flights planned before the end of the year.
  — William Harwood, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2022
• The players would go up in pairs, with one dangling solo due to the odd number.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
• Take note of deer and duck hunting seasons, wear bright clothing and try to hunt in pairs, at the least.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 1 Oct. 2021
• Eclipses occur four to seven times per year, often showing up in pairs or triplets.
  — Emily Newhouse, Allure, 13 Oct. 2023
• The district encourages all students to walk in pairs or groups.
  — Pilar Arias | Fox News, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022
• People sometimes worked in pairs to drag the heaviest pieces away.
  — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 3 June 2023
• Many of the men’s and women’s models walked in pairs; a number had kids tagging along.
  — Josh Condon, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
• Instead, set up garden beds in pairs, planting all nightshades in one of the beds the first year.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
• Plant is as a single columnar specimen or in pairs to flank a gate or entry.
  — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025
• Yet they are forced to work together during the first challenge, which was to stride through a rope bridge in pairs.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
• The team designed an experiment using brown lemurs in pairs and groups of three.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Aug. 2024
• Fans will be able to experience figure skating in pairs as well.
  — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
• Or the women who seem to always show up on Fridays, in pairs, to take selfies.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Dec. 2025
• In technical terms, the law also states that forces always occur in pairs.
  — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026