a couple
idiom
informal
1
: 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 ofI lost interest in the book after a couple chapters.
We met a couple years ago.
2
: two or a few
"How many drinks have you had?" "Oh, just a couple."
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Imagine your software development team producing a couple of weeks’ worth of code in a couple of days.
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Faruk Muratovic, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
She was adopted as a one-year-old by a couple named Bill and Mary, who were in their forties at the time.
—Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Just a couple of weeks after showing up at the Met Gala in a shockingly short hairstyle, Kidman is serving up a saturated, asymmetrical bob with uneven baby bangs and a stick-straight, choppy look brought to fruition by hairstylist Evanie Frausto.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 22 May 2025
His very first such project, built in 1991 and called Constellation 167, hit the market a couple of years back for $12 million.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
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Faruk Muratovic, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
She was adopted as a one-year-old by a couple named Bill and Mary, who were in their forties at the time.
—Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Just a couple of weeks after showing up at the Met Gala in a shockingly short hairstyle, Kidman is serving up a saturated, asymmetrical bob with uneven baby bangs and a stick-straight, choppy look brought to fruition by hairstylist Evanie Frausto.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 22 May 2025
His very first such project, built in 1991 and called Constellation 167, hit the market a couple of years back for $12 million.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for a couple
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“A couple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20couple. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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