Examples of double

• The pockets on my jeans are reinforced with double stitching.

• UK At school we have double maths on Friday mornings.

• I get £5 pocket money a week, but my friends all get double that amount.

• He had a double helping of pasta.

• Remember always to put a double space after a full stop.

• She's come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.

• Consumer spending has more than doubled in the last ten years.

• The amount of recycled glass used in manufacture doubled in five years.

• Alarmingly, the hole in the ozone layer has doubled in size this year.

• When the price of skiing in the mountain resorts doubled, tourists voted with their feet and just stopped going.

• This recipe is only for four, so I usually do double the quantity if I'm cooking for my family.

• I'll pay you double if you get the work finished by Friday.

• It's a con - you get half the food for double the price!