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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According to Safe Kids Worldwide, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car on Halloween compared to any other day.
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Sarah Darby, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Following devastating fires in both 1921 and 1938, the venue was reconstructed twice.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Smith was previously elected as mayor twice in 2008 and 2012.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
The current secretary of agriculture is Tom Vilsack, a former governor of Iowa who held this Cabinet role twice, during Mr. Biden's administration, as well as under former President Barack Obama.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Darby, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Following devastating fires in both 1921 and 1938, the venue was reconstructed twice.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Smith was previously elected as mayor twice in 2008 and 2012.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
The current secretary of agriculture is Tom Vilsack, a former governor of Iowa who held this Cabinet role twice, during Mr. Biden's administration, as well as under former President Barack Obama.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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twice
adverb
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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