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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Barclays thinks the Fed will end up lowering rates twice this year and three times in 2026, once more than the research firm previously forecast.
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Either way, failing to learn from failure is failing twice.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Princess Kate has thrown herself back into work in the weeks since, making several solo engagements and going to Wales twice with Prince William.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The Bears struck twice before free agency with a pair of trades for offensive linemen Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson from the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams, respectively, addressing one of their biggest positions of need.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Either way, failing to learn from failure is failing twice.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Princess Kate has thrown herself back into work in the weeks since, making several solo engagements and going to Wales twice with Prince William.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The Bears struck twice before free agency with a pair of trades for offensive linemen Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson from the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams, respectively, addressing one of their biggest positions of need.
—Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Twice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twice. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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twice
adverb
: two times
use it twice
twice as large
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