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How to use twofold in a sentence

15 example sentences · adjective, adverb

Twofold means double; duplicate; multiplied by two. Example: “The wheat produced a twofold harvest.”

Examples of twofold by meaning

adjectiveDouble; duplicate; multiplied by two.

  • The wheat produced a twofold harvest.

adjectiveHaving two parts, especially two different parts.

  • a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument
  • "Wallace's suggestion for overcoming the epistemological and solipsistic effects of innate selfishness is twofold."2014, Robert K. Bolger, Scott Korb, Gesturing Toward Reality: David Foster Wallace and Philosophy

More sentences with twofold

  • The importance of successfully obtaining the demographics of the requestor is twofold.2015, Michael Gabay, The Clinical Practice of Drug Information, page 13. From the entry requestor
  • The problem with those who denounce Reaganesque Big Tentism is twofold.2010 February 25, Mark A. Isaacson, “Beck, Party of One”, in The Harvard Crimson, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2024. From the entry Reaganesque
  • The aim of the present study was twofold.2020 March 13, Katie Maras, Coral Dando, Heather Stephenson, Anna Lambrechts, Sophie Anns, and Sebastian Gaigg, “The Witness-Aimed First…. From the entry self-segment
  • The motive for troping the introit was twofold.1926, J[ames] M[idgley] Clark, “The Drama”, in The Abbey of St Gall as a Centre of Literature & Art, Cambridge: At the University Press…. From the entry trope
  • Beyond the lance stands an altarlet, upon which is erected a twofold cornucopia containing " plenty," represented by three (?) apples.1906, Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society, Volumes 29-30, page 177. From the entry altarlet
  • As it is the most splendid creation within the Laboyan textile tradition, the value of this type of large men's wrap was perhaps always twofold.1993, Marie-Louise Nabholz-Kartaschoff, Ruth Barnes, David J. Stuart-Fox, editors, Weaving Patterns of Life: Indonesian Textile Symposium…. From the entry Laboyan
  • We return to the twofold relation between man and the 'other animals', which seems to be one of kinship and one of alienship.1986, Einar Jacobsen, The Four Simple Ideas: A Logical-analytical Inquiry, page 256. From the entry alienship
  • “Nabla, Nabla,” says he, “them was the true words of Father Luke's when he said them would lend him a strapper would be repaid twofold.1905, Lippincott's Monthly Magazine: A Popular Journal of General Literature. From the entry strapper
  • The team’s operational model is twofold: to organize and lead bike protests (such as Saturday’s ride) and to act as a protective support service for walking protestors.2020 June 24, Benji Geisler, “Street Riders NYC, the cycling collective on the revolution's frontline”, in Document Journal. From the entry e-scooterer
  • The addition of HADO revitalizant to oil contributed to an approximately twofold decrease in the wear of 38XC steel with plasma hardening during wearing-in after cutting off the lubricant.2017 July, V.A. Korotkov, “Impact of plasma hardening on the wear resistance of 38XC steel”, in Journal of Friction and Wear, volume 38…. From the entry revitalizant
  • The ontological and epistemological commitments are basically twofold: We assume that the world is pregiven, that its features can be specified prior to any cognitive activity.2017, Francisco J. Varela, Evan Thompson, Eleanor Rosch, The Embodied Mind, page 135. From the entry pregiven
  • This machine, designed and built by the engineer Robur, relied upon the twofold operation of the screw which, in turning, moves in the direction of its axis.1913, The Boy’s Own Annual, page 313, column 2. From the entry helicopteron

Meaning of twofold

  1. adjective Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.
  2. adjective Having two parts, especially two different parts.
  3. adverb In a double degree; doubly.

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Questions about twofold in a sentence

How do you use twofold in a sentence?
Twofold is used as an adjective and adverb. For example: “The wheat produced a twofold harvest.”
What is a short sentence with twofold?
“The wheat produced a twofold harvest.”
What does twofold mean?
Twofold means double; duplicate; multiplied by two.

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