How to Use pair up in a Sentence

pair up

phrasal verb

• This marks just the latest time the pop star, 33, and Donna paired up to watch the Chiefs.
  — Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
• Like bridge, the classic staple, the game is played among four players paired up in teams.
  — Fox News, 28 Aug. 2023
• In 2013, one of Emhoff’s clients – who also happened to be Harris’ best friend – set the pair up on a date.
  — Maya Homan, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
• Sung, from San Jose, will pair up with Wang in women’s doubles.
  — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
• And then there’s been this year, when the hornworms and aphids have been pairing up two by two with their umbrellas.
  — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024
• And Antonio, for his part, pairs up with Alex’s ex Kat Shelton.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
• The lighted acrylic plaque makes a special gift on its own or paired up with the couple’s favorite bottle of wine.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
• Two of her children attend the sibling night while her son, Michael, 8, is paired up in the special needs program.
  — Linda Friedel, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• Ohio State paired up those difference-makers three years ago, and now they’re all poised to play their best football.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
• There, she is paired up with by-the-book David (Paevey) to work on an exhibit opening right before Christmas.
  — EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
• In chess, which for decades now has been dominated by A.I., a player’s only hope is pairing up with a bot.
  — James Somers, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
• The image really does show a male king penguin trying to make a move on a female who has already paired up with her mate.
  — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
• The video shows student volunteers who were paired up, one set sitting on chairs while the others laid down below them and licked peanut butter off of their toes.
  — Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2024
• The silly, lovable heroines at the heart of this satire are mostly paired up anyway—but what's to stop them from hunting for husband number two?
  — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
• The silly, lovable heroines at the heart of this satire are mostly paired up anyway—but what’s to stop them from hunting for husband number two?
  — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 18 July 2024
• Now, Pitt and Clooney are teaming up again for Wolfs, a thriller about two independent fixers who get paired up together for the same job.
  — Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
• However, this means that the excitons can pair up with equally slow-moving phonons.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 6 Nov. 2023
• The luxury department has this stretchy and warm pair up for grabs that'll easily get you through the chilliest days of fall and winter.
  — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
• She’ll likely be paired up front with Catalina Usme, Colombia’s all-time leading scorer.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
• In an attempt to solve two problems at once — and fully aware of the sport’s therapeutic powers — Dr. Burke orders the flailing Colter to pair up with Ike to teach him to fly fish.
  — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2023
• The film stars Ryan Reynolds as a grown man who can see imaginary friends; he’s paired up with a young girl (Cailey Fleming) who can also see them, and the two go on to help find the kids who imagined them.
  — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 17 May 2024
• That was the thing that was most exciting to me: pairing up characters who had never been seen together.
  — George Gene Gustines, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
• Plus: The restaurateurs behind Midlands and Ivy & Coney have paired up to turn a former auto shop into a bar and restaurant with a huge outdoor space.
  — Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
• The Canadian hip hop star paired up with 21 Savage on the controversial album Her Loss, which was released last year.
  — Michael Murney, Chron, 24 Apr. 2023
• Monique paired up with a fellow shelter resident named Cindy who often had outbursts or said bizarre things to people.
  — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
• But she was cut from the women’s eight boat just before qualifying, only to be paired up with Thoennes two weeks before trials in April.
  — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
• Valentine's Day arrives at Sherman Oaks, and the school attempts to find the perfect match by pairing up the most compatible students.
  — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 7 June 2023
• After examining the offspring count for all 236 males, the researchers found that the more times a monkey paired up with a fellow male, the higher his offspring count tended to be.
  — Gina Errico, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
• In years past, before apps became the most common way to meet a partner, people tended to pair up with friends, acquaintances, or co-workers.
  — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2024
• Get The Recipe Okra and summer squash pair up with smoky sausage in this recipe to make ultra flavorful kebabs everyone in the family will enjoy.
  — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 July 2024

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024