times
Americanpreposition
Etymology
Origin of times
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; time ( def. )
Example Sentences
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By the time Alcatraz closed, it was three times more expensive to operate than any other federal prison, according to the US Bureau of Prisons.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
I’m the beneficiary of birthright citizenship three times over.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
This makes it a welcome passenger on lazy day trips or late-night drives, and a generally acceptable ambient addition to crowded good times.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
“I can only do this”—he makes a swiping gesture with his hands—“so many times with so many things,” Sax says in a TV segment.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
At other times, though, he was the guide: mysteriously sure of the way they must take.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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