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

Transfer to the oven and roast until crisp-tender and charred in spots, about 8 minutes, shaking the pan once or twice. — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

The calls started to pick up last November, with a noise complaint, and officers have been dispatched to the address once or twice a month since then, with the exception of June, law enforcement records show. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Water deeply once or twice a week, adjusting your schedule accordingly during rainfall or drought. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 Aug. 2026

Though a stretch of high humidity isn't unheard of and might happen once or twice in an average summer, or not at all in a cool summer, what sets this situation apart is its intensity and how long it's been going on, Deger said. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for once or twice

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