double

Example Sentences

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This time they’d like to make it a daily double.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Central banks purchased over 1,000 metric tons of gold each year in 2022, 2023 and 2024 — roughly double the average over the preceding decade, according to the World Gold Council.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Four tries in just over five minutes followed, first through Jackson Hastings and Tristan Sailor before Leyland's sensational double in the final couple of minutes.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Premium payments in these states are more than double than in the rest of the country and jumped to $266 a month on average from $179 last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The walk took only a minute, but by the time we got inside the double doors of the police station, I was shaking with cold.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom