How to Use one or two in a Sentence

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  • The females give birth to four pups every one or two years.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Every year one or two late-round or undrafted rookies stake their claim early.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2024
  • While the center typically houses only one or two birds in each large cage, the Cooper's hawk area is different.
    Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Economists are still debating whether all that has been enough, but the economy finally appears to be cooling, which makes one or two rate cuts probable.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Traditionally, preparations of palo azul tea require one or two pieces of bark or approximately 10 grams of the branches and leaves.
    Devineé Lingo, M.s., Rdn, Health, 6 Sep. 2024
  • While corals can survive bleaching, reefs generally need one or two decades to recover from severe mass bleaching, according to the related article.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 7 Aug. 2024
  • And the state is slashed by canyons — even a famous one or two.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2024
  • Some said the left lane, some the right, and some heard or saw one or two impacts.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Most couples spread the hours out over one or two months.
    Grace Gallagher, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Now, there are at least one or two trees on his truck each day.
    Julie Creswell, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023
  • If there’s just one or two of you, book House of Stars to watch the sparkly skies from bed.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The throw size is ideal to fit one or two people at a time.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The Louisa has one or two powder rooms and two to four full bathrooms.
    Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • There are many actors out there who do one or two of them.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Apr. 2023
  • There’s one or two that, even in a pop show, these two songs seem to work pretty well.
    Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Put in only one or two flowers at a time and keep their height slightly above the tops of the bulbs.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 27 June 2024
  • The condos have one to three bedrooms and one or two bathrooms.
    Amy Worden, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Such changes can lead to a reasonable loss of about one or two pounds per month.
    Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Give it ample room and plant just one or two in a suburban-sized yard in the fall.
    Rebecca Bull Reed, Southern Living, 10 June 2024
  • In an ideal scenario, one or two would make the leap to stardom.
    Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Keep in Mind It’s only designed for use with one or two faucets.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2023
  • Tidbits The Padres fell to 10-11 in games decided by one or two runs.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
  • Tidbits The Padres fell to 10-11 in games decided by one or two runs.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2023
  • Those who prefer tents can choose from ones with one or two queens, or a queen with two sets of bunk beds.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2024
  • Either way, look for the Panthers to add one or two arms to the mix this offseason.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2024
  • This preparation enabled the crew to capture the essence of each scene in just one or two takes.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Apple tends to change one or two colors each year, but not three.
    Gordon Kelly, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • The Gale has 160 hotel rooms: studios and one or two bedrooms.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
  • The Jenkins has one or two powder rooms and two or three full bathrooms.
    Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • This middle-of-the-road model seats one or two and has a speaker system.
    Carolyn Todd, Men's Health, 3 June 2023

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