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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Sullivan has twice dismissed Oakley’s case, but the Second Circuit reinstated the case both times.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Entering this game, the United States has won twice and Canada has won twice, making this the deciding game in the five-game series between the two women's hockey rivals.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
No one wants to see another team cement a dynasty by beating you twice, after all.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2025
Amazon has defeated union organizing votes twice at a facility in Bessemer, Alabama, as well as at a second Staten Island facility next to the one that voted for the union, as well as one just outside of Albany, New York.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Entering this game, the United States has won twice and Canada has won twice, making this the deciding game in the five-game series between the two women's hockey rivals.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
No one wants to see another team cement a dynasty by beating you twice, after all.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2025
Amazon has defeated union organizing votes twice at a facility in Bessemer, Alabama, as well as at a second Staten Island facility next to the one that voted for the union, as well as one just outside of Albany, New York.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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twice
adverb
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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