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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Grace Zumwinkle scored twice, including a beautiful opener and the fourth, which became the game-winner after a wild third-period rally from the Sirens.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
The Kraken, who snapped a four-game skid with a 5-2 victory Saturday in Vancouver as McMann tallied twice in his first game since being acquired from Toronto, outshot Florida 13-10 in the first period while taking a 3-1 lead.
—Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
The momentum didn’t last long, as the Rangers scored twice in a 22-second span to open up a three-goal lead at the game’s midway point.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Denver twice fouled while up by three to try to avoid the Lakers making a game-tying 3-pointer.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
The Kraken, who snapped a four-game skid with a 5-2 victory Saturday in Vancouver as McMann tallied twice in his first game since being acquired from Toronto, outshot Florida 13-10 in the first period while taking a 3-1 lead.
—Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
The momentum didn’t last long, as the Rangers scored twice in a 22-second span to open up a three-goal lead at the game’s midway point.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Denver twice fouled while up by three to try to avoid the Lakers making a game-tying 3-pointer.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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twice
adverb
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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