twice
[twaɪs]
Definition:
1. Two times.
2. To double the degree.
Use 'twice' in a sentence:
- 1. Balton went broke twice in his career.
- 2. The aeroplane will travel at twice the speed of sound.
- 3. I visited once or twice.
- 4. It would be an exaggeration to say I knew her well ─ I only met her twice.
- 5. The car passed over the body twice, once backward and then forward.
- 6. You can water down a glass of wine and make it last twice as long.
- 7. I never thought she'd win once, never mind twice!
- 8. She took twice the prescribed dose of sleeping tablets.
- 9. I don't know him well; I've only met him twice.
- 10. I phoned twice a day, leaving messages with his wife.
- 11. Most supervisory boards meet only twice a year.
- 12. Doing it once was just about excusable ─ doing it twice was certainly not.
- 13. He's already been reported twice for arriving late.
- 14. Think twice before doing anything rash.
- 15. Twice his colleagues have outvoted him.
- 16. Work out at a gym or swim twice a week.
- 17. They used to visit her grave twice a year.
- 18. New drivers have twice as many accidents as experienced drivers.
- 19. This room is twice the length of the kitchen.
- 20. There was enough of the drug in her stomach to kill her twice over.
- 21. The paper was actually twice banned under the martial regime.
- 22. The newspaper is published twice weekly.
- 23. We fly between Rome and Paris twice daily.
- 24. It has to be given by injection, usually twice daily.
- 25. The machines are inspected twice daily.
- 26. Players were warned twice for foul play.
- 27. Tickets were selling at twice their face value.
- 28. I don't know her well, I've only met her once or twice.
- 29. We go there maybe once or twice a month.
- 30. He visits Paris once or twice a month.
- 31. The ball bounced twice before he could reach it.
- 32. Cats sleep twice as much as people.
- 33. A comparable house in the south of the city would cost twice as much.
- 34. In summer we have to mow the lawn twice a week.
- 35. You should think twice about employing someone you've never met.
- 36. Click the left mouse button twice to highlight the program.
- 37. The villa is cleaned twice a week.
- 38. Normally he performs his devotions twice a day.
- 39. I go swimming twice a week.
- 40. She's backpedalled twice already.
- 41. Unemployment here is twice the national average.
- 42. You should visit your dentist at least twice a year.
- 43. The government has twice declined to back the scheme.
