times

[ tahymz ]

preposition

Origin of times

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; see time

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Several times, either because they forgot or they had a technical problem, they connected directly, and we could see them.
Was Sony Hit With a Second Hack? | Shane Harris | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
One of the other cops fired three times and those who were still able to give chase did.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown | Michael Daly | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
The gym—a fragile collective of human ecology at the best of times—has suddenly become even more tense.
How to Survive the New Year ‘Gympocalypse’ | Tim Teeman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
As played by Omundson, King Richard is effeminate, sincere, and ten times funnier than everyone else.
‘Galavant’: A Drunken, Horny Musical Fairy Tale | Melissa Leon | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
These are dark times for network TV, but experiments like Galavant are the silver lining.
‘Galavant’: A Drunken, Horny Musical Fairy Tale | Melissa Leon | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST

Babylas raised his pale face; he knew what was coming; it had come so many times before.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
I called out several times, as loud as I could raise my voice, but all to no purpose.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan Swift
But I hope at least to play to him a few times, and what is more important, to hear him play repeatedly.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
All the ordinary subjects in schools have been taught over and over again millions and millions of times.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Whether they had ever, at different times, pleaded for or against the same cause, and cited precedents to prove contrary opinions?
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan Swift

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