double

Example Sentences

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“I just want to make sure there’s not a double standard,” Auriemma said after the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

And in Riverside County, 5,831 ballots — or 0.95% of those mailed in — were deemed too late to count, more than double the number of late ballots rejected in 2024.

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

Speaking at a youth rally on Friday, Ousmane Sonko said that the current cost of a barrel of oil was approaching double what had been budgeted for.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

She always charged double to the swankily dressed; at solitaire she cheated like mad.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood