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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He’s now reached the No. 1 spot on that tally twice — and both times have been alongside Wallen.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
For each round of voting, the cardinals will fold their ballots twice and drop them into a chalice, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Dutton had held the Dickson seat for more than two decades, and had twice before seen off a challenge from France, a former journalist, world champion para-athlete and disability advocate who lost her leg in a 2011 accident.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Yet Wolves hit the woodwork twice, through Rayan Ait-Nouri and Matheus Cunha.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
For each round of voting, the cardinals will fold their ballots twice and drop them into a chalice, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Dutton had held the Dickson seat for more than two decades, and had twice before seen off a challenge from France, a former journalist, world champion para-athlete and disability advocate who lost her leg in a 2011 accident.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Yet Wolves hit the woodwork twice, through Rayan Ait-Nouri and Matheus Cunha.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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twice
adverb
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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