How to Use twin in a Sentence

twin

1 of 3 noun
  • She's the mother of twins.
  • Sarah and her brother are twins.
  • The twins went swimming after lunch.
  • My sister just had twins.
  • Not when the twins are here, twin-ing!
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This time, Agnes gives birth to twins.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • At the time, her twins weighed less than 2 lbs each.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
  • Tommy is the first born of the twins.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The twins live next door to each other.
    — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 6 May 2026
  • Two sets of twins were among the offspring.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The twins began high school that fall.
    — Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • His love for music has been passed on to the twins.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Then there was the boy who draw a picture of his twin.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • But the twins don’t always agree on what those are.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Their twins, now in first grade, went to the school from ages three to five.
    — Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But sarcasm and irony are more like cousins, not twins.
    — Ayana Archie, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
  • This model comes in twin over twin as well as full over full.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Both twins wanted to play Alyssa.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • Oh, the blond twins are iPad babies?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 June 2026
  • Say hello to Earth's hellish twin!
    — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Carey owns Christmas — and her twins know it!
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Yacine Lo's twins were clearly not well.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 13 June 2026
  • The twins, Silas and Sander, are now 8 years old.
    — Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The twins will be looking to go to the same college.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Now his wife is about to deliver twins.
    — Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The couple’s six-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, played in the next room.
    — Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Pinar’s face was so swollen that the twins did not recognize her.
    — Safak Timur Emin Ozmen, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Here's what fans need to know about the twins and their family.
    — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The Boozer twins are now at Duke.
    — Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Olsen twins grunge era to something that’s more polished.
    — Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 10 May 2026

twin

2 of 3 adjective
  • His twin sister died the same year.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • What could be worse than these twin terrors?
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Look for twin trunks of all trees that are pushing apart.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • An all-new small-bore V-twin cruiser.
    — New Atlas, 11 May 2026
  • And the sad, twin photos of Daria were back again.
    — Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Hunter is Austin's twin brother.
    — Kelsie Cairns , Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • Snap up the blanket in eight sizes, such as throw, full, twin, and king.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Which brings us back to the twin aphorisms that began this piece.
    — George Pesansky, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Ivy and her twin sister’s fifth birthday was in six days.
    — Laura Bauer june 2, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
  • Metcalf died in his twin brother's arms.
    — Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Curtis is standing next to the gap, the tail of one of the twin snakes.
    — Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023
  • What is an evil twin Wi-Fi attack?
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Our daughter is now 30 and our twin sons are 19.
    — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
  • Our daughter is now 30 and our twin sons are 19.
    — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
  • Available in both a twin and full-size frame, this lofted bed suits a wide range of ages.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The court sent Mike and his twin sister to live with their mother.
    — Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
  • At one end is a cozy twin bedroom, ideal for children.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
  • But after a growth spurt, the young prince is now a half-head taller than his twin sister!
    — Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Metcalf died in the arms of his twin brother, Hunter.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
  • Still, Brie could return to pull off some twin magic.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Most of the twin sizes include a bed frame without the mattress.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • The paint job is topped with a set of twin coachlines in Charles Blue.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
  • As the twin demands played out last year and last month, her game expanded.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023
  • This summer, my two-year-old twin niece and nephew visited us.
    — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Even Max’s twin sister wasn’t a perfect match.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • She is survived by her parents and twin brother.
    — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The pair have since married and adopted twin children.
    — Mikelle Street, Them., 4 Sep. 2025
  • This convertible piece functions as both a couch and a twin-sized bed for overnight guests.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
  • How do two brand-new 1-liter V-twin adventure bikes sound?
    — New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026
  • My partner had planned to take his twin teenagers to Maui to surf, scuba dive, and hike.
    — Jen Murphy, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026

twin

3 of 3 verb
  • Kids can get a kick out of twinning with you!
    — Margery D. Rosen, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026
  • This pair could twin with the on-screen footwear down to the dual brown tones.
    — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Gabriel, Eve, and twins Hugo and Eli.
    — Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Sacha, Solange and twins Paris and Vince.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • This is far from the first time that Meghan and Kate have twinned.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 May 2019
  • The model was then joined again by her mother as the pair twinned in their looks.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • His dad also has a rose tattoo – these two are just twinning up a storm.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 7 Aug. 2017
  • A lot of people are getting strong #twinning vibes from these two.
    — Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Meeting your girl crush and twinning on your first encounter.
    — Megan Decker, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Feb. 2018
  • The actress and her daughter twinned in shades of beige while sitting on the beach.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
  • This is hardly the first time Kate has twinned with Princess Di.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Oct. 2018
  • Somehow the vine had twined its way from a semi-shady location to full sun.
    — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2019
  • In fact, they were seen twinning just last week at an LA flea market.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 18 Mar. 2020
  • Many a celebrity pair have taken part in the couple-twinning trend.
    — Teen Vogue, 19 Aug. 2019
  • This isn't the first time that Cox and her daughter have majorly twinned.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Ready to twin with some of Hollywood’s most famous faces?
    — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Film fans are loving the duo's twinning moment at Cannes.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
  • In one post, the father-son duo could be seen twinning in matching pink outfits.
    — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • It’s twinned with a shallow draft for cruising in shallow waters.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Start with this ruffled, lace dress to twin with all the fashion girlies and off-duty models.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 22 June 2026
  • Shop it in sizes twin, full, queen, king, and California king.
    — Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Shop it in sizes twin, full, queen, king, and California king.
    — Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The father-son duo was twinning in matching black blazers.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The two twinned in coordinating all-black looks for the red carpet event.
    — Michelle Lee, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Brittany shared some snaps from the trip, which showed the family sweetly twinning in red.
    — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
  • The 87-year-old mom to the star twinned with her daughter, 53, in shades of purple.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Sebald encourages a state of reading where epiphany and paranoia are twinned.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • With its leathery dark green oblong leaves and twining habit, this evergreen looks good year-round.
    — Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Oct. 2017
  • His youngest two kids, twins Dakota and Danilee, were born in 2001.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Princess Kate and her daughter twinned in festive hair bows, both wearing a half-up style and red outfits.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025

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