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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
• 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
• So this is why girls always go to the bathroom in pairs!
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
• The recall involves 8-ounce and 12-ounce models of the cups, sold in pairs.
  — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
• 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 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
• Walking in pairs a few meters apart, their eyes scanned the off-trail canopy for the lost oak.
  — Marion Renault, The New Republic, 7 July 2022
• Atoms are stable when the electrons in the outer shell are in pairs.
  — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 11 May 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
• There's fruity, corny, crispy, fudge and salty-sweet options — all in pairs of two to enjoy.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 15 Sep. 2022
• 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
• 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
• The singers came out, usually singly but sometimes in pairs or groups.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
• To identify a brown recluse, look for six eyes arranged in pairs.
  — Emilia Benton, Women's Health, 30 June 2023
• Seats are in pairs on both sides of the aisle, with enough room in between that each passenger can stretch out and catch Zs.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2024
• But unlike poison ivy and oak, poison sumac's leaves grow in pairs.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 July 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
• Keep in Mind: The SmartSensors can only be purchased in pairs.
  — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2023
• Today, smokies are hung on sticks in pairs above a hardwood fire of beech and oak in the base of a whiskey barrel that gives them their unique flavor.
  — Lilly Graves, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2023
• Eclipses occur four to seven times per year, often showing up in pairs or triplets.
  — Emily Newhouse, Allure, 13 Oct. 2023
• Continue stacking the logs in pairs, keeping the center open.
  — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2024
• Play games in pairs and set up a photo booth to commemorate the occasion.
  — Cristina Corvino, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2023
• Play games in pairs and set up a photo booth to commemorate the occasion.
  — Cristina Corvino, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2023
• Many stars exist in pairs, or a binary system, unlike the sun.
  — Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024
• Diners solo or in pairs likely will land at the sprawling, 42-seat cypress bar.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• The striped, marsupial predator, and largest of its kind, moved at a slow, stiff-legged pace through the grasslands of Australia, hunting singly or in pairs.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
• The people slow-dancing in pairs break apart when the ballad ends and clusters of sweaty fans begin filing out of Le Poisson Rouge.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2024
• These tickets are required to be purchased in pairs, with a limit of two tickets per purchase.
  — Anna Chan, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 17 Oct 2024