pair off

phrasal verb

paired off; pairing off; pairs off

Synonyms of pair off next

: to join together in a romantic relationship

He hated being single while his friends were pairing off and having kids.

: to join or to cause others to join to form a group of two

People paired off for the next dance.

She paired the students off.

Examples of pair off in a Sentence

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But don’t get too attached yet, because only a fraction of those people will wind up paired off with another contestant by the time the pod portion of the show is over. —

Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2025 Chase and Danni are still paired off, while Gary asks Keith what’s going on with him and Daisy. —

Emma Soren, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025 Leagues also could incorporate a flexible matchup system for their final regular-season game, pairing off teams by their current place in the standings. —

Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 This is one of those romantic musical-chairs situations in which couples pair off and try to keep one another interested while other sexpots cycle through the house and try to split up the power pairs. —

Laura Bradley, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pair off