as in double
to two times the amount or degree having been turned down before, he is twice shy about making any more marriage proposals

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Recent Examples of twice In 21 games played, he's eclipsed the 100-yard mark just twice. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 In the past six Premier League matches between the clubs, the men from Molineux have won four times and drawn twice. Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 Notably, Zhao is the only director to have twice received the top audience prize at TIFF. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025 The father was struck five times and the daughter twice; both survived. Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for twice
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  • In the bottom of the ninth, Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers hit a walk-off double to win the game.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Rumors about the Only Murders in the Building star's nuptials with Benny Blanco being this weekend turned out to be 100-percent true, and as soon as a few beautiful photos of the cute couple were green-lighted to be shared with the eager public, fans were double-tapping with tears in their eyes.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twice. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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