double up

Example Sentences

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They also might mistakenly double up on a medication if a mail-order pharmacy switches generic manufacturers and a drug begins coming in a different-colored pill that appears to be a different prescription.

From The Wall Street Journal

As if on cue, stomach cramps made me double up.

From Salon

“So if you have two of those, you double up on that.”

From Los Angeles Times

One in seven people in the world use the app, which also doubles up as a huge marketplace for buyers and sellers across the world, from the US to Germany, Indonesia to the Philippines.

From BBC

I'm excited to see how he performs against teams that are more than likely going to double up against him.

From BBC