on the double
Example Sentences
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AL batting leader Luis Arraez had two hits for Minnesota and scored on the double.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 29, 2022
There are considerable amounts of people, particularly on the double vaccination front, that are very sceptical about it, have not yet bought into it.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2021
“I said, ‘Ooh, I play jazz on the double bass,’ and he thought I meant in an amateur way.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2021
That means the agility and dexterity required for pivoting on the double play are, quite simply, in less demand.
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2021
With a score of Guerrilla Shrews in their wake the two companions set off for Mossflower on the double.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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