1
: on two occasions
twice absent
2
: two times : in doubled quantity or degree
twice two is four
twice as much
Examples of twice in a Sentence
I only wore it twice.
He has rehearsals twice a month.
He twice lost to younger opponents.
We visited them twice in 10 years.
The dictionary has been twice updated since 1993.
I've been there at least twice.
He must be twice her age.
The population is twice that of Canada.
The new one costs about twice as much.
He could earn twice his present salary at the new job.
Recent Examples on the Web
Monte Vista 13, Berkeley 8 Luke Claussen had three hits, knocked in four runs and scored twice and Brad Ballard homered to lead Monte Vista past host Berkeley in a non-league game.
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Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
The title of Grand Master has twice before been held by the monarch's spouse with Prince Philip (1953 to 2021) and Queen Mary (1936 to 1953).
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
The win is historic because the UAW had tried, and failed, twice before to organize the VW plant.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
That’s twice as fast as the rate for non-luxury homes, which reached a median price of $345,000 in the three months ending March 31, up 4.6% from the same period last year.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
Those people are much more likely to favor efforts to fight climate change and almost twice as likely to say efforts to fight climate change would help them financially.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2024
Tokyo was the first host city to host the Summer Olympics twice; and 2021 was the first time the Olympic Games were held on an odd-numbered year.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024
As the Lakers were attempting to close the gap late in the fourth quarter, the Nuggets scored twice off offensive rebounds, once off two offensive rebounds, as Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray seemed glued to the ball while the Lakers seemed glued to the ground.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
This year, 21 Latin acts are on the lineup, nearly twice as many as 2023.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
The title of Grand Master has twice before been held by the monarch's spouse with Prince Philip (1953 to 2021) and Queen Mary (1936 to 1953).
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
The win is historic because the UAW had tried, and failed, twice before to organize the VW plant.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
That’s twice as fast as the rate for non-luxury homes, which reached a median price of $345,000 in the three months ending March 31, up 4.6% from the same period last year.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
Those people are much more likely to favor efforts to fight climate change and almost twice as likely to say efforts to fight climate change would help them financially.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2024
Tokyo was the first host city to host the Summer Olympics twice; and 2021 was the first time the Olympic Games were held on an odd-numbered year.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024
As the Lakers were attempting to close the gap late in the fourth quarter, the Nuggets scored twice off offensive rebounds, once off two offensive rebounds, as Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray seemed glued to the ball while the Lakers seemed glued to the ground.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
This year, 21 Latin acts are on the lineup, nearly twice as many as 2023.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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twice
adverb
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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