How to Use a couple in a Sentence
a couple
idiom
-
Hodge moved in with a couple in Silver Springs who had been cooking and selling the drug.
—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
-
Since, the Angels have been quiet, aside from minor league signings and a couple minor trades.
—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
-
Son bamboozled his marker with a couple of quick stepovers, dropped his shoulder and drilled a left-footed shot into the bottom corner.
—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
-
Hughes Fire forces jail and school evacuations With the rain still a couple days away, parched conditions keep fueling the Hughes Fire.
—
Brandon Miller,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
-
The new episodes just came out in the U.S. a couple of weeks ago.
—
Ingrid Vasquez,
Peoplemag,
6 Mar. 2024
-
And in fact, such a couple appeared on the show in 1979.
—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
19 Aug. 2024
-
For a couple in June, a five-night stay starts from just over £1,500.
—
Tess Foley-Cox,
theweek,
12 Nov. 2024
-
But the next day, there were a couple of more blisters.
—
Lisa Sanders, M.d.,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2023
-
Your stocks and bonds may have been worth much more just a couple of years ago.
—
Alexandra Peers,
CNN,
19 Aug. 2023
-
No, the name wouldn’t be perfect for a couple more decades.
—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
25 Nov. 2023
-
This was as of the end of March, after only a couple of weeks.
—
Krystie Lee Yandoli,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2023
-
Put that in the jar, cover the jar with plastic wrap and poke a couple of small holes.
—
Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
19 Apr. 2023
-
Roh had a couple hits and an RBI in a win over Southmont.
—
Brian Haenchen,
The Indianapolis Star,
15 May 2023
-
Here’s how to make them: Wash and dry a couple of bunches (or two pounds) of grapes.
—
Lauren O'Connor, Ms,
Health,
29 Sep. 2024
-
Just give me some Chai tea with a couple of shots in it –- espresso!
—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
13 Sep. 2024
-
For a few seconds, use the blowtorch to set a couple of sage leaves on fire.
—
Caroline Portillo,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Jan. 2024
-
More than a year’s worth of rain could drop on some areas in just a couple of days.
—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
18 Aug. 2023
-
And when told of that comment a couple of weeks back, U.S. coach Steve Kerr laughed it off.
—
Tim Reynolds,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 July 2024
-
There were a couple backcourt steals that led to easy points.
—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Oct. 2023
-
The two went on to be a couple for four years after meeting on set.
—
Christy Piña,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Nov. 2023
-
Plant the seedlings in 6-inch deep holes, leaving only a couple of inches of the plant above the soil line.
—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Aug. 2024
-
My eye area is much brighter within just a couple of weeks!
—
Lindy Segal,
harpersbazaar.com,
16 May 2023
-
Our tester agreed and also felt that the bra stretched out a bit after a couple of wears.
—
Maya Polton,
Parents,
16 May 2024
-
So it’s been a couple years since both guys and both teams were really in the mix.
—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
14 Nov. 2024
-
Marin cleared the fence on a couple of batting practice drives.
—
Joe Frisaro,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2024
-
The best colognes for men will have a balance among a couple key factors.
—
Amber Smith,
Discover Magazine,
5 Jan. 2024
-
He’s also slated for at least a couple more starts in the 28 car as well.
—
Todd Engle,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2024
-
Brock Purdy made a couple nice throws to keep the drive moving.
—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC News,
11 Oct. 2024
-
In the writing of his book, Walzer had a couple of models.
—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 June 2023
-
There are a couple of ways to disable Bluetooth on your iPhone.
—
Fox News,
26 Nov. 2023
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'a couple.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated:
