once or twice
idiom
: one or two times : a very few times
We've eaten at that restaurant once or twice.
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The goal isn’t to be just someplace to take your kids once or twice a year for birthday parties.
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Savannah Sellers, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
The siblings talked to each other at least once or twice a week, James told the Star-Telegram.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
Bake for 5 to 10 minutes or until toasted, stirring once or twice.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2025
But in recent years, the Giants always had dysfunctional Washington sitting there, happy to get beaten once or twice a year while toiling in controversy and/or irrelevance.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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Savannah Sellers, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2025
The siblings talked to each other at least once or twice a week, James told the Star-Telegram.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
Bake for 5 to 10 minutes or until toasted, stirring once or twice.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2025
But in recent years, the Giants always had dysfunctional Washington sitting there, happy to get beaten once or twice a year while toiling in controversy and/or irrelevance.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Once or twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/once%20or%20twice. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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