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How to use redouble in a sentence

15 example sentences · verb, noun

Redouble means to double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify. Example: “Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.”

Examples of redouble by meaning

verbTo double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.

  • Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.
  • The police redoubled their efforts to capture the thieves.1903 October 21, “Plunder Hidden in Graves”, in New York Times, page 16
  • He heard the footsteps of his pursuers behind him, and redoubled his own pace.1922, Agatha Christie, “Chapter 17”, in The Secret Adversary

verbTo double again what was reduced to a single state.

  • Like the Conservatives and Labour, the Lib Dems plan to extend Britain's rail network, reopen stations and redouble singled routes.2019 December 4, “Lib Dems promise fares freeze and low-emission technology”, in Rail, page 6

More sentences with redouble

  • The single line was slewed onto the disused up formation to make way for the future redoubling.From the entry slew
  • The pro-independence regional government redoubled its efforts and unilaterally declared a Catalan Republic on Oct. 27.2020 February 25, Mark Nayler, “There’s a Solution to Catalonia’s Crisis. Spain’s King Is Standing in the Way.”, in Foreign Policy. From the entry Catalan Republic
  • Network Rail's proposals to lengthen platforms and redouble one or both of Calton North and South Tunnels have been well-received.2021 June 30, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Scotland: Haddington”, in RAIL, number 934, page 31. From the entry well-received
  • The boy redoubles his efforts, frantically rubbing at the redskinned fruit to make it look brighter and feel softer.2011, Ed Hillyer, The Clay Dreaming, Myriad Editions. From the entry gawf
  • They redoubled their efforts to no avail.1984, John B. Keane, Man of the Triple Name, Brandon, →ISBN, page 6. From the entry tatarara
  • The first is the redoubling of the junction, so that Up and Down trains on the Ely line no longer conflict with each other.2020 April 22, Paul Shannon, “Felixstowe: Is 47 trains a day achievable?”, in Rail, page 51. From the entry redoubling
  • Two identical consonants (redoubled) in second and third position are frequently found (they are called verba mediae geminatae), but two homorganic consonants are not.2011 March 1, Eulàlia Vernet i Pons, “Semitic Root Incompatibilities and Historical Linguistics”, in Journal of Semitic Studies, volume…. From the entry homorganic
  • I use reduplicate to mean "redouble," though both words should mean "quadruple," but English is funny that way, so hold off on the hypercorrecting "gotcha!"2007 October 28, William Safire, “And Now This”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry hypercorrect
  • This other man's force was like that of a river which frothingly redoubles its fury wherever a rock would pose an obstacle.1992, John Updike, Memories of the Ford administration. From the entry frothingly
  • Assuming at the other table that three no-trump was undoubled, if the contract was making, the redouble would increase the gain to 9 international match points from 4.2009 May 2, Phillip Alder, “From the Long Island Regional, Twofold Success in No-Trump”, in New York Times. From the entry undoubled
  • He returned to Japan with redoubled determination to convert the new Sogetsu Kaikan into a transgenre center for new expressive forms where artists could interact across the entire creative spectrum.2006, Thomas R. H. Havens, Radicals And Realists in the Japanese Nonverbal Arts, →ISBN, page 107. From the entry transgenre

Meaning of redouble

  1. verb To double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.
  2. verb To double an opponent's doubling bid.
  3. verb To become twice as big.

Full definition of redouble

Questions about redouble in a sentence

How do you use redouble in a sentence?
Redouble is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.”
What is a short sentence with redouble?
“They redoubled their efforts to no avail.”
What does redouble mean?
Redouble means to double, especially to double again; to increase considerably; to multiply; to intensify.

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