double take
Example Sentences
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I did a kind of audio double take.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Hu observed the insects pausing briefly, almost as if doing a "double take," before gathering nearby.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
Something in your column made me do a double take.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025
WILLMAR, Minn.—Nearly 30 years ago in this small agricultural town, resident Pablo Obregon did a double take at a group waiting for the bus downtown on the first day of school.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
Matthew nearly collided with a college-aged guy, who did a double take of Matthew’s shirt—the one with five diamond playing cards on it.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
