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 • Dec. 27, 2025

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

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

All eyes were on the Dodgers' Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani, as this was the game where he was scheduled to double up as starting pitcher and leadoff hitter.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

Kimmel’s Italian heritage from his mother’s side gave him the option to double up his citizenship.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025

“Did they accidentally double up the photographs? This looks like the same person.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse