double

Example Sentences

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About 7,000 oil-coated birds were picked up along the coast but "the amount killed would have been at least double that because a lot of them would have sunk offshore," he said.

From BBC

Edouard was then denied by the flag minutes later, before Said doubled Lens' advantage seven minutes before the break when he capped off a fine team move with a flashing finish into the top corner.

From Barron's

By comparison, trains between Paris and Marseille in France cover double that distance in the same time.

From BBC

Meanwhile, the FBI doubled its reward for information this week to $100,000 and released a description of the person seen at her front door.

From Los Angeles Times

Micron could grow more than double earnings per share this calendar year and show further growth next year.

From MarketWatch