twice a day

idiom

: two times every day
The mail is delivered twice a day.

Examples of twice a day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the 2012 study, run by the National Institute on Aging, the animals were fed twice a day and the food was left out overnight. Dana G. Smith Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024 But even a broken clock is right twice a day, and amidst all those duds, a few gems have stood out. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024 But online, some people are warning that washing your face twice a day is too much of a good thing. Alyssa Hui, Health, 29 Feb. 2024 With little time to plan a large wedding, the couple decided to go to one of the local city halls that conducts group ceremonies twice a day. Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024 Fraser remembers her father would visit an older couple in the area — sometimes twice a day in their latter years. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024 Water from the Potomac River flows over parts of the sea walls twice a day during normal tide conditions, flooding the ground around many of the cherry trees, including Stumpy, and threatening visitors’ safety, Litterst said. Emily Hung, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2024 The records do not indicate that staff gave Jack 11 morning doses of Haloperidol, an antipsychotic that she was supposed to take twice a day. Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024 Residents had been asked to search for the missing teen twice a day, if possible. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024

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“Twice a day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice%20a%20day. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.

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