twice
adverb
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Definition of twice
1
: on two occasions
twice absent
2
: two times : in doubled quantity or degree
twice two is four twice as much
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Examples of twice in a Sentence
I only wore it twice.
He has rehearsals twice a month.
He twice lost to younger opponents.
We visited them twice in 10 years.
The dictionary has been twice updated since 1993.
I've been there at least twice.
He must be twice her age.
The population is twice that of Canada.
The new one costs about twice as much.
He could earn twice his present salary at the new job.
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Gary Sanchez went deep twice and the AL East leaders finally took down the A's, once again a potential playoff opponent come October. — Mike Fitzpatrick, courant.com, "LeMahieu homers in 11th, Yanks hit 4 and finally top A’s 4-3," 31 Aug. 2019 The Tigers ran twice as many offensive plays as the Bees did. — cleveland.com, "No. 24 Medina football stuns No. 12 Cleveland Heights, 21-10," 30 Aug. 2019 Considering that the average American consumed more than twice that amount of chicken last year, that’s a lot of animals to replace with soy and pea protein. — Jonathan Kauffman, Los Angeles Times, "KFC and Beyond Meat are testing plant-based ‘chicken’ nuggets and wings," 28 Aug. 2019 Rental clothing is becoming a major trend for consumers eager to wear new looks frequently and are not always keen on buying pricey outfits to wear just once or twice. — Chris Isidore, CNN, "Iconic but troubled Lord & Taylor sold to clothing rental subscription company Le Tote," 28 Aug. 2019 The introduction of doping tests in cycling twice played a role in Mr. Gimondi’s career. — Ian Austen, BostonGlobe.com, "Felice Gimondi, cyclist with a career Triple Crown, dies at 76," 25 Aug. 2019 Tacy also won the bronze medal in the Juvenile Interpretive — a challenging event in which skaters have just a few minutes to choreograph a routine on their own after hearing music played twice. — baltimoresun.com, "Harford mother-daughter skaters medal at State Games of America," 23 Aug. 2019 These are the use of illegally cheap labour, and waste from people wearing cheap clothes once or twice and then binning them. — The Economist, "Boohoo’s business model is as cheeky as a bikini paired with chaps," 17 Aug. 2019 In June 2017, citywide tests showed that more than 10% of homes across Newark had twice the amount of lead that is considered safe according to federal law. — Josiah Bates, Time, "Newark Officials Providing Bottled Water to 15,000 Homes Over Lead Contamination Concerns. Here’s What You Need to Know About the City's Water Crisis," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'twice.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for twice
twice
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of twice
: two times : on two occasions
: doubled in amount or degree
See the full definition for twice in the English Language Learners Dictionary
twice
adverb
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Kids Definition of twice
: two times
He knocked at the door twice.
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