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.
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The Clash had been scheduled to run Sunday night and has now been postponed twice, with a schedule adjustment, because of the intense snowfall that blanketed the area.
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Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
People with a disability are also twice as likely as those without one to be living in poverty in San Diego County — 18% of people with a disability, compared to 9% of people with no disability.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Two of the incident’s characters, Curtis Sliwa and Goetz himself, eventually ran for mayor of New York City, the former seriously (twice) and the latter as a stunt.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
Could this be the year for Zaida the Afghan hound, who has twice won the World Dog Show, a major international showcase, but has yet to make the finals at Westminster?
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
People with a disability are also twice as likely as those without one to be living in poverty in San Diego County — 18% of people with a disability, compared to 9% of people with no disability.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Two of the incident’s characters, Curtis Sliwa and Goetz himself, eventually ran for mayor of New York City, the former seriously (twice) and the latter as a stunt.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
Could this be the year for Zaida the Afghan hound, who has twice won the World Dog Show, a major international showcase, but has yet to make the finals at Westminster?
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for twice
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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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twice
adverb
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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