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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Between 2009 and 2018, P&G’s organic sales growth sputtered between 1% and 4%, keeping the company’s stock down and twice drawing challenges by activist investors: Bill Ackman in 2012 and Nelson Peltz in 2017.
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Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 29 July 2025
Many Democrats in states such as New York, California and Illinois opposed the cap, arguing that their residents already send a greater share of tax dollars to Washington than their states receive back and that limiting the deduction would result in some people being taxed twice on the same income.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
The Princess of Wales has worn polka dots to the tennis tournament five times to date, kicking off the trend in 2017 and sporting spots twice to the tennis tournament in 2022.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 28 July 2025
Swan was shot twice, once in the back and once in the arm, according to prosecutors' opening statements.
—Arkansas Online, 28 July 2025
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Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 29 July 2025
Many Democrats in states such as New York, California and Illinois opposed the cap, arguing that their residents already send a greater share of tax dollars to Washington than their states receive back and that limiting the deduction would result in some people being taxed twice on the same income.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
The Princess of Wales has worn polka dots to the tennis tournament five times to date, kicking off the trend in 2017 and sporting spots twice to the tennis tournament in 2022.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 28 July 2025
Swan was shot twice, once in the back and once in the arm, according to prosecutors' opening statements.
—Arkansas Online, 28 July 2025
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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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twice
adverb
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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