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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Hughes Fire forces jail and school evacuations With the rain still a couple days away, parched conditions keep fueling the Hughes Fire.
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Brandon Miller, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
The Chiefs beat the Bills 42-36 in overtime in the Divisional Round a couple of years ago in one of the most legendary playoff games in recent memory.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
The Infatuation and Eater each dubbed it one of San Francisco’s 11 best dim sum restaurants last year, a couple of months after San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic Mackenzie Chung Fegan named its custard crystal dumplings as one of her five favorite Bay Area dim sum dishes.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
Just a couple of months ago, FERC declined to let Amazon colocate a data center next to the Susquehanna nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, representing a big setback for hyperscalers.
—Greg Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Brandon Miller, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
The Chiefs beat the Bills 42-36 in overtime in the Divisional Round a couple of years ago in one of the most legendary playoff games in recent memory.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
The Infatuation and Eater each dubbed it one of San Francisco’s 11 best dim sum restaurants last year, a couple of months after San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic Mackenzie Chung Fegan named its custard crystal dumplings as one of her five favorite Bay Area dim sum dishes.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2025
Just a couple of months ago, FERC declined to let Amazon colocate a data center next to the Susquehanna nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, representing a big setback for hyperscalers.
—Greg Robinson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“A couple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20couple. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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