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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Advertisement Since joining the league in 2022, Sierra Canyon has won the title twice, sharing it with Marymount the first year and winning it outright last fall.
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Schools that were identified by their states as chronically low-performing were more than twice as likely to experience sizable enrollment declines as other public schools.
—Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
The franchise has won the World Series twice: in 1980 and 2008.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
For example, the report found that women’s employment is more than twice as likely to be affected by automation (7.9%) compared to men (2.9%) in high-income countries.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
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Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
Schools that were identified by their states as chronically low-performing were more than twice as likely to experience sizable enrollment declines as other public schools.
—Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
The franchise has won the World Series twice: in 1980 and 2008.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
For example, the report found that women’s employment is more than twice as likely to be affected by automation (7.9%) compared to men (2.9%) in high-income countries.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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twice
adverb
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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