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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The program’s goal is twofold: decrease juvenile recidivism and save animals’ lives.
—
Allie Torgan, CNN, 12 July 2024
The problems with this all-too-common summer scene are twofold.
—Lisa M Zarda, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
And that’s because of what’s known as the crystallographic restriction, which says that periodic tilings and structures can have rotational symmetries that are either twofold, threefold, fourfold or sixfold — and that’s it.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2024
For Daschle, the arguments against covert action were twofold.
—David Shimer, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2020
See all Example Sentences for twofold 
Allie Torgan, CNN, 12 July 2024
The problems with this all-too-common summer scene are twofold.
—Lisa M Zarda, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
And that’s because of what’s known as the crystallographic restriction, which says that periodic tilings and structures can have rotational symmetries that are either twofold, threefold, fourfold or sixfold — and that’s it.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2024
For Daschle, the arguments against covert action were twofold.
—David Shimer, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2020
See all Example Sentences for twofold
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'twofold.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near twofold
Cite this Entry
“Twofold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twofold. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share