1
: on two occasions
twice absent
2
: two times : in doubled quantity or degree
twice two is four
twice as much
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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Baker Mayfield had just 116 yards for the Bucs and got sacked twice, including on a third-down play in the fourth quarter by Nick Bosa, who battled through a right-hip injury.
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Smith was previously elected twice to the role in 2008 and 2012.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
If Harris wins Iowa, the legend of Ann Selzer will justifiably be burnished by the decision to publish, on Saturday night, a shocking and unexpected poll for the Des Moines Register giving Harris a three-point lead in the state, which Trump has won twice by large margins.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Municipal clerks reported 23 cases, totaling 30 instances, of individuals voting twice across the elections included in the WEC’s September 2023 report.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Smith was previously elected twice to the role in 2008 and 2012.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
If Harris wins Iowa, the legend of Ann Selzer will justifiably be burnished by the decision to publish, on Saturday night, a shocking and unexpected poll for the Des Moines Register giving Harris a three-point lead in the state, which Trump has won twice by large margins.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Municipal clerks reported 23 cases, totaling 30 instances, of individuals voting twice across the elections included in the WEC’s September 2023 report.
—Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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twice
adverb
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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