a couple

idiom

informal

: two or a few (of something)

Can you give me a couple more examples?

This one costs a couple dollars less than that one.

—In informal U.S. English, a couple can be used like a couple of

I lost interest in the book after a couple chapters.

We met a couple years ago.

: two or a few

"How many drinks have you had?" "Oh, just a couple."

Examples of a couple in a Sentence

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Some streamers, who obviously have very powerful PCs, have managed to kill a couple of these cheaters, with this clip from streamer LVNDMARK being the best example so far. —

Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 Building a bigger Steam Deck Clones of Valve's handheld Steam Deck gaming PC have become a product category unto themselves, and companies like Asus and Lenovo are already a couple of generations deep into their own versions. —

Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025 My former best friend and longtime housemate is a serial monogamist and cannot go a couple weeks without being in a long-term relationship, usually having no more than two to three weeks in between very serious relationships. —

Susan Steade, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025 Take a couple of small steps backward from the rack. —

Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for a couple