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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These are just a couple of the cases that have been made known to the public.
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Susan Thomas, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Their nastiness and tendency to cross the line showed up a couple of hours earlier.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Mark revised his road map by hand, built a tighter flywheel between strategy and execution and closed his hefty Series A a couple of years later.
—Alla Adam, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Justin Charette Design Designer Justin Charette fashioned a family-friendly apartment on the Upper West Side for a couple with a young child.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2025
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Susan Thomas, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Their nastiness and tendency to cross the line showed up a couple of hours earlier.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Mark revised his road map by hand, built a tighter flywheel between strategy and execution and closed his hefty Series A a couple of years later.
—Alla Adam, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Justin Charette Design Designer Justin Charette fashioned a family-friendly apartment on the Upper West Side for a couple with a young child.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 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 2 May. 2025.
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