pairing off
Example Sentences
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As co-chief executive of Kelleher International, one of the country’s largest matchmaking firms, Kelleher-Andrews, 52, has been pairing off super-rich singles for more than half of her life.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2022
Prognosticators are already pairing off potential Republican running mates for the 2024 presidential election, and the combinations of names are many.
From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2021
McQueen relied initially on a TV-style writers’ room for brainstorming, eventually pairing off to write each film with either Courttia Newland or Alastair Siddons.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2020
Strangers hugging one another, people pairing off and sharing their intimate feelings — it was not for me, so I thought.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2016
He led her up to the sofa whereon Bella sat; and, dinner being almost immediately announced, the little hostess was busy pairing off her couples.
From Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories by French, Joseph Lewis
