pair

Example Sentences

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The pair have since been bailed while inquiries continue.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Zuckerberg has boasted about taking a phone call on a pair of smartglasses while jet skiing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

But he still didn’t have a bad day as his pair of 3-year-old fillies, Meaning and Brooklyn Blonde, finished 1-2 in the Grade 2 $200,000 Santa Anita Oaks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

When the pair started their podcast in 2021, the 31-year-old says she wanted "to put my best foot forward" so was keen that some things were edited out.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

There was a first-rate shirt, a pair of trousers that looked brand-new, knitted socks, and storebought suspenders that must have been bought out of Aunt Pretty’s pin money.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney