double-space
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of double-space
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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In your bibliography, double-space the citation, and do not leave a space between entries.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
I loved Farhad Manjoo’s legendary diatribe against people who double-space their sentences.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2014
An elementary school typing teacher instructed me to double-space my sentences.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2014
The first term, he says, all he learned was to double-space his copy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Returning to Plains, Georgia, after his presidency, Carter realized he had 21 large volumes of double-spaced text, excerpts of which became a book.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Forget everything you’ve ever heard about less being more, about economy of syntax, about the read-between-the-lines profundity of wide-margined, double-spaced “spare prose.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
In addition, if you are asked for a hard copy of your portfolio, final drafts should be double-spaced and printed on only one side of high- quality paper, unless another format is requested.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
Wouldn't it be obvious that these photocopied, word-processed, double-spaced pages weren't written by some long-dead wordsmith?
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2021
From the neat, double-spaced list, the name “Truitt” jumped out at me.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
Inside, the 470-page book looks like a poetry anthology, with double-spacing, one sentence per line and minimal photos.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2020
The lawmakers say two pages of the application don’t comply with a double-spacing requirement.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2017
Twain also began the practice of double-spacing manuscripts, thus providing room for editors ever since to fill the margins with the words "awkward" and "Don't get this."
From Time Magazine Archive
CR/LF can lead to double-spacing, notably on Mac and Unix, but at least there is a CR in there for Mac users, and there is an LF for *nix users.
From The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 by Jim Tinsley
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