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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Thursday’s vote doesn’t change the fact that kids should get vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella twice — once at 12 to 15 months and again at 4 to 6 years.
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Erika Edwards, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
At that time, the dot plot still showed a majority of Fed policymakers (8) believed that rates would be cut twice more in 2025.
—Paul Weinstein Jr, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Ronson politely demurred the money twice until Combs barked at him with an expletive to take the money.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Poehler has hosted twice since serving as a cast member, first in 2010 and then in 2015 alongside her Weekend Update co-anchor Tina Fey.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Erika Edwards, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
At that time, the dot plot still showed a majority of Fed policymakers (8) believed that rates would be cut twice more in 2025.
—Paul Weinstein Jr, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Ronson politely demurred the money twice until Combs barked at him with an expletive to take the money.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Poehler has hosted twice since serving as a cast member, first in 2010 and then in 2015 alongside her Weekend Update co-anchor Tina Fey.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 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 23 Sep. 2025.
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twice
adverb
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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