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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All of this was aggravated by a raft of economic uncertainties, from weak domestic consumption to the threat of a historic trade war with the US, leaving the keenest buyers, like Cai, to think twice before entering the market.
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Leading off the sixth inning Sunday, Lewis unsuccessfully tried to bunt for a hit twice, fouling off both pitches.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Davis said one fire station was shot at twice and a fire truck was struck while firefighters were nearby.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
He has since been elected to the state Senate twice, in one of Iowa’s bluest areas; both times, no Republican bothered to run.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Leading off the sixth inning Sunday, Lewis unsuccessfully tried to bunt for a hit twice, fouling off both pitches.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Davis said one fire station was shot at twice and a fire truck was struck while firefighters were nearby.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
He has since been elected to the state Senate twice, in one of Iowa’s bluest areas; both times, no Republican bothered to run.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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twice
adverb
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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