double-book
verb
double-booked; double-booking; double-books
1
: to make plans for (someone or something) to be in two different places at the same time
My husband and I are double-booked for/on Friday night.
2
: to promise a room, seat, table, etc., to two different people or groups at the same time
The airline double-booked my seat.
Examples of double-book in a Sentence
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Upon arriving at the wedding venue, the two learn the space has accidentally been double-booked, and that both wedding parties will need to accommodate the other for each wedding to happen as planned.
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Much of the international conflict over COVID-19 vaccines and supplies has arisen because no one can reliably determine whether orders have been double-booked.
—Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2021
You’re Cordially Invited captures the chaos that ensues when Witherspoon’s character discovers that the venue booked for her sister (played by Meredith Hagner) has been double-booked by another bride (Geraldine Viswanathan) and her father (Ferrell).
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
The film centers on a father (Ferrell) who learns that the venue for his daughter’s nuptials has been double-booked by a different bride and her wedding-planner sister (Witherspoon).
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
The defendants would double-book properties through numerous listings of the same property, prosecutors said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2024
Patients who are deemed unlikely to show up for a visit are more likely to be double-booked.
—Darius Tahir, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
And as part of the new offering, staff at firms that subscribe to Microsoft’s Copilot will theoretically be able to send their AI assistants to meetings in their place—effectively enabling them to skip or double-book meetings and turn their attention to other work.
—Bychloe Taylor, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2023
The military was suddenly double-booked on the original polling day.
—Matt Mossman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2015
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Much of the international conflict over COVID-19 vaccines and supplies has arisen because no one can reliably determine whether orders have been double-booked.
—Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2021
You’re Cordially Invited captures the chaos that ensues when Witherspoon’s character discovers that the venue booked for her sister (played by Meredith Hagner) has been double-booked by another bride (Geraldine Viswanathan) and her father (Ferrell).
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
The film centers on a father (Ferrell) who learns that the venue for his daughter’s nuptials has been double-booked by a different bride and her wedding-planner sister (Witherspoon).
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
The defendants would double-book properties through numerous listings of the same property, prosecutors said.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 5 Jan. 2024
Patients who are deemed unlikely to show up for a visit are more likely to be double-booked.
—Darius Tahir, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
And as part of the new offering, staff at firms that subscribe to Microsoft’s Copilot will theoretically be able to send their AI assistants to meetings in their place—effectively enabling them to skip or double-book meetings and turn their attention to other work.
—Bychloe Taylor, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2023
The military was suddenly double-booked on the original polling day.
—Matt Mossman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2015
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“Double-book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-book. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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