1
: having two parts or aspects
2
: being twice as great or as many
Examples of twofold in a Sentence
a twofold increase in spending
The aims of the study are twofold.
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Harrison’s rationale for trading Dončić appeared to be twofold.
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
There’s a twofold difference in both directions.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Karp says Palantir’s value to the working class American is twofold, though, and that investors in the tech company also come out ahead.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
First, in September 2024, following Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the Kursk region with a more than twofold increase in enlistment bonuses.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
There’s a twofold difference in both directions.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
Karp says Palantir’s value to the working class American is twofold, though, and that investors in the tech company also come out ahead.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
First, in September 2024, following Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the Kursk region with a more than twofold increase in enlistment bonuses.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for twofold
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“Twofold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twofold. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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