double take (Meaning)
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double take (n)
a delayed reaction indicating surprise
Synonyms & Antonyms of double take
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double take Sentence Examples
- The sudden appearance of the ghost made me do a double take.
- I did a double take when I realized I had walked past the same person twice.
- The painting had such a striking resemblance to my grandmother that I did a double take.
- The actor's uncanny transformation in the movie left the audience doing double takes.
- Spotting a familiar face in an unexpected place, I did a double take to confirm if my eyes were deceiving me.
- The magic trick left the spectators speechless, prompting multiple double takes as they struggled to comprehend the illusion.
- When the politician made a controversial statement during an interview, the news anchors couldn't help but do double takes.
- As the hiker rounded the bend, he did a double take when he saw a bear cub frolicking in the stream.
- I did a double take when I saw my reflection in the mirror; the new haircut made me almost unrecognizable.
- The sudden appearance of a UFO caused the entire town to do a double take, their eyes straining to grasp the strange phenomenon.
FAQs About the word double take
a delayed reaction indicating surprise
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The sudden appearance of the ghost made me do a double take.
I did a double take when I realized I had walked past the same person twice.
The painting had such a striking resemblance to my grandmother that I did a double take.
The actor's uncanny transformation in the movie left the audience doing double takes.
