once or twice
idiom
: one or two times : a very few times
We've eaten at that restaurant once or twice.
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Demerara syrup 5 Fresh blackberries 3 Fresh lime wedges
6 Fresh mint leaves
Muddle syrup, blackberries and limes in a Tom Collins glass, express the mint leaves by putting them in the palms of your hands and clapping once or twice, add rum and club soda down a long spoon and stir.
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Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Myles was still handcuffed when Banks struck him once or twice on the back of his head and Bubo bit him on the left side of his chest, the jury found.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Eat Stop Eat involves 24-hour fasts once or twice a week, usually from one morning to the next.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 15 May 2025
Deadheading once or twice a week while the peonies are blooming is more than sufficient.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
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Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Myles was still handcuffed when Banks struck him once or twice on the back of his head and Bubo bit him on the left side of his chest, the jury found.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Eat Stop Eat involves 24-hour fasts once or twice a week, usually from one morning to the next.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 15 May 2025
Deadheading once or twice a week while the peonies are blooming is more than sufficient.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
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“Once or twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/once%20or%20twice. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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