double up

Example Sentences

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Finally, with two out in the fourth inning, Gabriel Moreno bounced a double up the right-field line for the Diamondbacks’ first hit of the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

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

A dozen times a day they had to stop to free a wheel that had stuck in a rut, or double up the teams to climb a muddy slope.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin