once or twice

phrase

: one or two times : a very few times

We've eaten at that restaurant once or twice.

Examples of once or twice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Informal ones have looser requirements and can be pruned once or twice a year with selective thinning and trimming by hand. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2026

Sonya Smith, a laboratory technician at Molton Brown, recommends scrubbing once or twice a week. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Lesnevsky feared that the project was destined to air once or twice on REN TV and then effectively disappear. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Roast, tossing once or twice, until chiles and peppers are browned and collapsing and tomatillos are tender, 30–40 minutes. — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for once or twice

• advice
• allspice
• concise
• device
• entice
• excise
• fordyce
• precise
• suffice
• dice
• feis
• gneiss