Below you will find example sentences with "couple weeks". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Couple Weeks in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: couple
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 20.8 words

Words in this phrase

couple weeks

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • couple can mean: Two of the same kind connected or considered together. Common word
  • weeks can mean: plural of week Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

the last couple weeks 3× 44 a couple weeks back 1× a couple weeks ago loftus 1× after a couple weeks with drenching 1× at a couple weeks ago 1× be a couple weeks of buildup 1× having a couple weeks off corning 1× heart a couple weeks ago 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a couple weeks 1× analysts are forecasting 1× i m glad 1× i started a 1× in the practice 1× instead he quietly 1×

Common sentence endings:

last couple weeks 3× a couple weeks 2× couple weeks ago 2× a group meeting 1× ago in montreal 1× biggest shows ever 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

ago 6× last 3× training 3× off 2× days 2× events 2× next 2× left 2× haven 2× glad 1× hear 1× california 1×

Related phrases

two weeks four weeks six weeks few weeks recent weeks weeks ago married couple

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around couple:

married couple 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

county woman county superior county sheriff county prosecutors county prosecutor county parks

Just after it in the phrase index:

court abuja court appearance court documents court heard court judge court judges

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

two weeks four weeks six weeks few weeks recent weeks

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "couple weeks" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 20.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as the last couple weeks, 44 a couple weeks back, ago, last and training stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with two weeks, four weeks, six weeks and married couple, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with couple weeks

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Sorry I haven’t posted in a couple weeks. (9 words)

Instead, he quietly committed to Sacred Heart a couple weeks ago. (11 words)

It was a couple weeks after her daughter had left home. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

In the practice of snowboarding hard for a couple of weeks before having a couple weeks off, Corning was specifically drawn to the schedule of many firefighters, who often work for two days and then have four days off. (39 words)

I’m glad to hear that California will now go into a couple of dry weeks after a couple weeks with drenching rain (flooding) and snowfall in the mountains measured by the foot! (33 words)

A couple weeks ago, Loftus and the rest of the crew he worked with for the Fourth of July laser show in Glenwood Springs did one of their biggest shows ever. (31 words)

Exclamation examples

I’m glad to hear that California will now go into a couple of dry weeks after a couple weeks with drenching rain (flooding) and snowfall in the mountains measured by the foot! (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

I’m glad to hear that California will now go into a couple of dry weeks after a couple weeks with drenching rain (flooding) and snowfall in the mountains measured by the foot!

In the practice of snowboarding hard for a couple of weeks before having a couple weeks off, Corning was specifically drawn to the schedule of many firefighters, who often work for two days and then have four days off.

There should probably be a couple weeks of buildup to the event, not a couple weeks.

There have been a couple major crime events in Ocean City the last couple weeks.

We’ve seen a bit about this next Razer Phone in a couple of leaks over the last couple weeks.

According to the officials, 31 tanks will arrive at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany at the end of May, and the troops will begin training a couple weeks later.

A couple weeks ago, Loftus and the rest of the crew he worked with for the Fourth of July laser show in Glenwood Springs did one of their biggest shows ever.

Analysts are forecasting S&P 500 companies over the next couple weeks will report their first drop in quarterly earnings per share since 2020, when the pandemic was crushing the economy.

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Instead, he quietly committed to Sacred Heart a couple weeks ago.

I started a position here a couple weeks ago for an upcoming value rotation, but plan holding long term for DGI.

It was a couple weeks after her daughter had left home.

It was a couple weeks later that Dale shared news of the win at a group meeting.

Me and Rizzo haven’t played a lot this year, but over the past couple weeks we have gotten to know each other’s game,” he said.

More recently, the Lions lost top defensive tackle Alim McNeil for the season a couple weeks ago, who was their second highest PFF-graded defender.

Ryu Shimazu, 35, and Toshihide Oka, 34, were both arrested over the last couple weeks.

Sorry I haven’t posted in a couple weeks.

Stetson shares a conference with Lipscomb, a team Indiana dispatched 77-44 a couple weeks back.

Thankfully, a girl in his graduating class had left for basic training just a couple weeks before he did.

That business is the events that transpired a couple weeks ago in Montreal.

That would be the same KSI who just made alongside Logan Paul at a couple weeks ago.

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