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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On the morning of March 7, Combs calls Ventura twice.
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Jones previously held the UFC light heavyweight championship twice, from 2011 to 2015, and again from 2018 to 2020.
—Matt Moret, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Ian Happ is a solid home run hitter, having belted more than 20 four times in his first eight seasons with the Chicago Cubs, including twice hitting 25.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
Guardians starter Luis Ortiz, who had thrown 4 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball to that point, had already gotten Butler down 0-2 twice, and struck him out twice.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
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Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
Jones previously held the UFC light heavyweight championship twice, from 2011 to 2015, and again from 2018 to 2020.
—Matt Moret, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Ian Happ is a solid home run hitter, having belted more than 20 four times in his first eight seasons with the Chicago Cubs, including twice hitting 25.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
Guardians starter Luis Ortiz, who had thrown 4 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball to that point, had already gotten Butler down 0-2 twice, and struck him out twice.
—Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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twice
adverb
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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