once or twice
Example Sentences
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Once, border migration patterns resembled a loop: thousands of laborers, mostly men, commuted here once or twice a year from Mexico to jobs in the fields, then on to other jobs once harvests were over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
So if you’re considering TSA PreCheck and fly international even once or twice a year it’s worth it to pay a little more to get the benefits of both.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Before 1975, the U.K. had hit 34 degrees once or twice a decade on average, according to government data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Not wanting to go to school or go out, her support worker Russell helped her, and she started going out once or twice a week.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
We comforted her and told her that if she’d put her foot down once or twice and say she didn’t have the time, the shopping lists would shrink of their own accord.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
