How to Use twofold in a Sentence

twofold

adjective
  • The aims of the study are twofold.
  • The source of the venom was twofold.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 9 June 2026
  • The reason for the rule was twofold.
    — Chris Vannini, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The stock is now up more than twofold since the start of the year.
    — Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2020
  • The love angle here is twofold.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The factors that pushed me over the edge, though, were twofold.
    — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 1 July 2022
  • The reason that the timing is right is twofold.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The reason the full moon rides so high across the night sky this time of year is twofold.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 Dec. 2019
  • The costs of this evolution are twofold.
    — Maria Williams, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The lessons for business owners are twofold.
    — Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026
  • The reason for relief is twofold.
    — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The reason the park is hustling from sport to sport, event to event, is twofold.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • What Homewards is doing, in his view, is twofold.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Nvidia fell 3%, though the chipmaker is still up more than twofold this year.
    — Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2020
  • What’s disturbing to me on a gut level is twofold.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Update your router’s firmware The reason to do this step is twofold.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2018
  • In the broad picture, the importance of this stretch is twofold.
    — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The advantages for making the change and doing away with lets seem to me twofold.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • The good news about the stock sale for Tesla shareholders is twofold.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Hoosiers got away from what works This was a twofold problem Tuesday night.
    — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2018
  • The reason the government wants to know these details is twofold.
    — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The takeaway for Sacramento-area craft beer fans is twofold.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2026
  • To correct these issues, the focus appears to be twofold.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Wel and Mann, married since 1961, say that the strength of the show is twofold.
    — Ellise Pierce, star-telegram, 5 Sep. 2017
  • The most relevant points for the film and TV ecosystem are twofold.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • There’s a twofold difference in both directions.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The promise of a commercial Starship is twofold.
    — ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
  • The inspiration behind her restaurant’s name is twofold.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The point for head distiller Adam Hannett and the Bruichladdich team was twofold.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Tighten a Loose Deck Step The secret to curing a loose step board on a deck is twofold.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2020

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