Example Sentences

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Apple Pay is popular among Gen Z and makes it easy to pay by double-clicking the side of their phone.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Edits like adding vibrato are as easy as double-clicking.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023

This lets you use Assistive Touch in lieu of double-clicking the side button for things like Apple Pay.

From The Verge • Nov. 16, 2021

Q. I understand that double-tapping an icon on a Windows 8.1 touch-screen computer is the same as double-clicking with the mouse, but how do you right-click an icon with no actual mouse buttons?

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2014

"Why don't you read it online?" he said, reaching over my shoulder and double-clicking on the title, frowning when that merely led to another information page: "How do you get to read the actual book?"

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James