How To Use Double take In A Sentence

  • You can almost hear college basketball fans across the country do double takes when they see his name popping up in the headlines after all these years. SI.com
  • Full of twitches and double takes, he manages to undermine his usual screen assuredness enough to carry off moments of great hilarity without ever compromising his suavity.
  • So I went to get a pack of Salem Lights and the woman does a double take at me to double check my age, so I lean across the counter and say, "Look I'll give you five bucks if you don't ID me".
  • Mike looked at it, did a double take, and goggled his eyes.
  • She glanced up, did a double take and then realised it was me. Times, Sunday Times
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  • I said, Ah! Then I did a quick double take, and added, What reporter?
  • He plays innocent puppy passion perfectly and actually makes you feel Tom's pain without relying on a pratfall or incredibly idiotic double take.
  • She is an endless delight, with her humorous, homely, mobile face; she's terrific at mugging and double takes.
  • He does a double take, as he notices that the saucer is extremely old and very valuable. The Art Collector
  • That seemed reasonable at first pass, but then I did a bit of a double take: What would it mean, exactly, to “act as if determinism is true”? What Would a Determinist Choose to Do?
  • Fellow walkers always double take when they see him trotting along with the dogs. The Sun
  • The only time the heroine actually comes to life is when Alba's body double takes over in the dance sequences.
  • Colleagues and friends often walked past me in the hallway, then stopped and did a double take.
  • Some flavors like mint, cilantro, and the large Asian radish called daikon are so bright and clean that one bite makes you do a double take. THE ARROWS COOKBOOK
  • Winona did a double take seeing the brooding male sexpot classing up the joint. Mercy Kill
  • A famous art collector is walking through the city when he notices a mangy cat lapping milk from a saucer in the doorway of a store, and he does a double take.
  • Something caught my attention, I forget what it was, so I did a double take and stepped back a few paces to get a better look.
  • The audience may do a double take on entering the auditorium. Times, Sunday Times
  • By this stage we had reached the house where I lodged and as we walked in the front door, both carrying a cardboard box, one of the other female lodgers did a double take.
  • He did a double take and asked me if I could sing. The Sun
  • Fellow walkers always double take when they see him trotting along with the dogs. The Sun
  • Hundreds of people from around the world have added their favourite snaps and the site is well worth a quick double take. The Sun
  • The audience may do a double take on entering the auditorium. Times, Sunday Times
  • He did a double take when he saw this painting.
  • Savino eyed my dusty blue trousers, man-tailored shirt, and blazer, and did a double take when she noticed my shoulder holster. 7th Heaven
  • She did the slightest double take when she saw you in the bivalved cast but quickly recovered. Handle with Care
  • The audience may do a double take on entering the auditorium. Times, Sunday Times
  • Not an identical one but the kind you do a double take with. The Sun
  • I did a double take - I couldn't believe it was her.
  • So I went to get a pack of Salem Lights and the woman does a double take at me to double check my age, so I lean across the counter and say, "Look I'll give you five bucks if you don't ID me".

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