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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Newcastle twice took the lead before going 3-2 down and then equalised through Fabian Schar at the death.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The strategy that made Judge the first Yankees player to intentionally walk twice in the first two innings of a game since Gene Woodling on Aug. 30, 1953, worked once, but led to the only run of the game in its other appearance.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Gabbie Garcia homered twice in the win while Ella Parker and Nelly McEnroe-Marinas homered once each.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Minnesota United goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair on Tuesday shared how one primary goal carries over to this Vancouver match: Don’t loose to a team twice in one season.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 29 May 2025
The strategy that made Judge the first Yankees player to intentionally walk twice in the first two innings of a game since Gene Woodling on Aug. 30, 1953, worked once, but led to the only run of the game in its other appearance.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
Gabbie Garcia homered twice in the win while Ella Parker and Nelly McEnroe-Marinas homered once each.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Minnesota United goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair on Tuesday shared how one primary goal carries over to this Vancouver match: Don’t loose to a team twice in one season.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for twice
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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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twice
adverb
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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