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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a brace of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a pair or couple of something, often in a literary or formal context.
Example: "The hunter returned with a brace of pheasants, ready for the feast."
Alternatives: "a pair of" or "a couple of".
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Dixon took a brace of 25-pounders.
In each port float a brace of fast, efficient whalers.
Gregory has a brace of white hunting dogs.
Now a brace of high-profile Danes arrive within weeks.
A brace of palace press officers were also present.
But just to be sure, he bribed Scott with a brace of wild ducks.
Begin-Sadat is a brace of words that evokes conflicting emotions for Israelis.
A multicoloured marble one growls from the shrubbery, beside a brace of stuffed deer.
That, and a brace of singles, is the sum of the opening-over action.
On such a day, it was the simple centre who scored a brace of tries.
Here we were offered the first of a brace of off-train excursions.
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