Example sentences for: doubles

How can you use “doubles” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The doubles were exclusively interneurons.

  • Scientists have found a genetic flaw in 6 percent of Ashkenazi Jews that doubles the risk of colon cancer . The official optimistic spin: Understanding the mechanics of the flaw will lead to new methods of preventing colon cancer.

  • The history of domesticated plant form and function evolves along a two-tiered track that doubles back on itself, offering panoramic vistas of natural forces intertwined with the creative force of human endeavor (Figure 1).

  • (That Richard bears an uncanny resemblance to Anne Heche adds to the frisson .) Zoe doubles as a spokeswoman for the director's aesthetics: American films, she complains, "have too much decoration, too much money"; French films are increasingly impersonal and apolitical.

  • A verb/noun entry: to tough out a storm, that is, to weather weather . More doubles, minus definitions, are: cozy cozy, March march, short short, fair fair , and so on.


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