How to Use pair up in a Sentence

pair up

phrasal verb
  • Twenty of the birds had been paired up to mate that year.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2024
  • The birds are known for pairing up to rear their young.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
  • These two paired up twice this year, and won gold both times.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • This marks just the latest time the pop star, 33, and Donna paired up to watch the Chiefs.
    — Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Like bridge, the classic staple, the game is played among four players paired up in teams.
    — Fox News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • In 2013, one of Emhoff’s clients – who also happened to be Harris’ best friend – set the pair up on a date.
    — Maya Homan, USA TODAY, 22 July 2024
  • And each week you’ll be paired up with someone else from the comedy world, right?
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Sung, from San Jose, will pair up with Wang in women’s doubles.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
  • They were paired up with one another in the final round of the Olympics, which Scheffler won, last month.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Singles are paired up on a team and rotate out to meet new people over the course of an hour in a league that lasts about five weeks.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The father-son duo paired up again for the 2018 family drama Ben Is Back.
    — Diana Pearl, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
  • And then there’s been this year, when the hornworms and aphids have been pairing up two by two with their umbrellas.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024
  • And Antonio, for his part, pairs up with Alex’s ex Kat Shelton.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
  • So that’s my biggest regret on top of being paired up with that group of people.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The lighted acrylic plaque makes a special gift on its own or paired up with the couple’s favorite bottle of wine.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
  • In Monday night's episode, the remaining 42 singers, sleep deprived from overnight rehearsals, paired up for the head-to-head round.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Two of her children attend the sibling night while her son, Michael, 8, is paired up in the special needs program.
    — Linda Friedel, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Yes, the two have paired up many times in the comics, but this is certainly the highest-profile instance of that ever now.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • During the coupling, Watson chose to pair up with Taylor Williams.
    — Jordana Comiter, People.com, 25 June 2025
  • And after pairing up with him in the final round, Jun-hee isn’t as prickly with Myung-gi as before.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Autumn at Apple Hill marks the third Hallmark film that paired up this duo who have been friends off camera for many years.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Ohio State paired up those difference-makers three years ago, and now they’re all poised to play their best football.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
  • There, she is paired up with by-the-book David (Paevey) to work on an exhibit opening right before Christmas.
    — EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The new expansion brought with it the game's first proper archetype, with a series of cards each having unique effects when paired up with Arceus cards.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Just pair up a white shirt dress with matching thigh-high boots, then top with a sprinkling of gold statement jewelry.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 7 June 2025
  • And few bands are as conscientious about pairing up with and promoting younger artists from all over the world.
    — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In chess, which for decades now has been dominated by A.I., a player’s only hope is pairing up with a bot.
    — James Somers, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Over eight weeks, the couples pair up and must re-couple throughout the series to avoid elimination.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • The image really does show a male king penguin trying to make a move on a female who has already paired up with her mate.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The most interesting part of this mock is the Giants pair up Sanders with his college teammate Travis Hunter, both selected in the first round.
    — Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025

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