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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For wood furniture finished with oil or wax, reapply the treatment once or twice a year to protect it.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025
Sadoff visits at least one of the four campuses once or twice a week.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Forgetting to unplug a charger once or twice isn't likely to cause any noticeable differences.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
How to Increase Omega-3 Intake Banerjee explained that the most effective approach for those who eat fish involves eating oily varieties once or twice per week.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025
Sadoff visits at least one of the four campuses once or twice a week.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Forgetting to unplug a charger once or twice isn't likely to cause any noticeable differences.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
How to Increase Omega-3 Intake Banerjee explained that the most effective approach for those who eat fish involves eating oily varieties once or twice per week.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for once or twice
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“Once or twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/once%20or%20twice. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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