twice a day

idiom

: two times every day
The mail is delivered twice a day.

Examples of twice a day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Both groups took their drugs twice a day for 15 days, three times longer than patients are currently prescribed Paxlovid. Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 7 June 2024 When that first tooth comes in, decay is a possibility, so cleaning the teeth twice a day ensures healthy dental hygiene. Christin Perry, Parents, 6 June 2024 Staff pulls ballots from the drop boxes twice a day. Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2024 For example, the cholesterol levels of a marathon runner who consumes exactly one hamburger a month will be different than, say, someone who eats a high-calorie fast food meal twice a day and never gets off the couch. John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2024 Some of France’s nuclear reactors, for instance, already cycle from about one-quarter to full power and back again, sometimes twice a day, to compensate for fluctuations in the supply and demand of renewables. Inês Azevedo, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020 According to Choose Cherries, preliminary new research found that getting 8 ounces of tart cherry juice twice a day (in the morning and at night) can be optimal for regulating your circadian rhythm and the sleep-wake cycle. Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2024 According to Maler, Matthew’s L3 Pizzeria will prepare everything homemade, making pizza dough fresh twice a day, crafting authentic pasta and sauce, as well as house dressings for salads. Ben Terzi, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024 In the 2012 study, run by the National Institute on Aging, the animals were fed twice a day and the food was left out overnight. Dana G. Smith Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024

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“Twice a day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice%20a%20day. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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