a couple

idiom

informal

: 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 of

I lost interest in the book after a couple chapters.

We met a couple years ago.

: two or a few

"How many drinks have you had?" "Oh, just a couple."

Examples of a couple in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Give a couple of examples that illustrate how misunderstandings seem to have led to hurt feelings for both of you. —

Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 4 July 2024 Beverly Hills Cop became an instant hit, propelling the Saturday Night Live standout to superstardom and, naturally, spawning a couple sequels. —

Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 4 July 2024 On a recent afternoon, a couple was walking through the latest show by Joel Mesler, at Lévy Gorvy Dayan gallery’s Beaux-Arts townhouse on New York’s Upper East Side, when Mesler himself stopped them and asked a jarring question. —

Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2024 Cloudy and very humid with a couple of showers and a heavy thunderstorm. —

Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for a couple

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