PAIR in a Sentence
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263 example sentences for PAIR, such as:
1. Draw a pair of parallel lines.
2. Answer one question in each pair.
3. He wore a pair of black trousers.
4. It is not every couple that is a pair.
5. She took a pair of scissors and cut the string.
2. Answer one question in each pair.
3. He wore a pair of black trousers.
4. It is not every couple that is a pair.
5. She took a pair of scissors and cut the string.
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Meanings and Examples of PAIR
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pair
n. a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
v. bring two objects, ideas, or people together
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 They are as jealous as a pair of professional beauties.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
2 On the edge of a jutting pinnacle, three or four hundred feet above him, there stood a creature somewhat resembling a sheep in appearance, but armed with a pair of gigantic horns.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
3 Mr. Hyde appeared to hesitate, and then, as if upon some sudden reflection, fronted about with an air of defiance; and the pair stared at each other pretty fixedly for a few seconds.
4 With a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication table always in his pocket, sir, ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature, and tell you exactly what it comes to.
5 Mr. Bounderby sat looking at her, as, with the points of a stiff, sharp pair of scissors, she picked out holes for some inscrutable ornamental purpose, in a piece of cambric.
6 The Saracens produced from their baskets a quantity of charcoal, a pair of bellows, and a flask of oil.
7 Even the natural obstinacy of Cedric sunk beneath these obstacles, where he, remaining on the point of junction, had the task of dragging a reluctant pair up to it, one with each hand.
8 He had pulled off his boots, and put on a pair of slippers.
9 The world is all alike: kill off the human reality, a quid for every foreskin, two quid for each pair of balls.
10 He was no sooner strong enough to put his clothes on, properly, than Mr. Brownlow caused a complete new suit, and a new cap, and a new pair of shoes, to be provided for him.
11 'He should have tried mustachios and a pair of military trousers, my dear,' said the Jew.
12 'Here they are,' replied Barney, producing a pair of pistols.
13 'What he says is quite correct,' observed Blathers, nodding his head in a confirmatory way, and playing carelessly with the handcuffs, as if they were a pair of castanets.
14 I sold myself,' said Mr. Bumble, pursuing the same train of relection, 'for six teaspoons, a pair of sugar-tongs, and a milk-pot; with a small quantity of second-hand furniture, and twenty pound in money.
15 I know how listlessly and wearily each of that wretched pair dragged on their heavy chain through a world that was poisoned to them both.
Example Sentence: (53 in 4 pages)
1 Answer one question in each pair.
2 I'm going to treat myself to a new pair of shoes.
3 A pair of wide tracks led through the slush and mud.
4 Xiao Li has made a pair of cottonpadded trousers for a retired worker.
5 The pair have often been known to abandon their script and begin ad libbing.
6 He wore a pair of black trousers.
7 She put the bite on me so that she could buy a pair of new shoes.
8 She fished out a pair of David's socks for her cold feet.
9 It is not every couple that is a pair.
10 She took a pair of scissors and cut the string.
11 It is easy to describe a circle if you have a pair of compasses.
12 Draw a pair of parallel lines.
13 She bought a new pair of trainers especially for the trip.
14 They equipped themselves with a pair of sharp axes and set off for the forest.
15 This piece of material may be cut up to make a pair of trousers.