times
Americanpreposition
Etymology
Origin of times
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; see time ( def. )
Vocabulary lists containing times
Example Sentences
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Herbert was sacked five times with a fumble and an interception.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
“We often see a technology shift when the new approach is 10 times better. It can be 10 times more performant or 10 times cheaper, sometimes both.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The commission, in contrast, used the word "sham" eight times when describing City's dealings, including artificially inflating revenue by more than £900m through "sham" deals.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Paxton has also gone to the Salt Lake City area 19 times, twice for listed business purposes.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
That prison bag . . . how many times I opened it in my mind and pawed through all the things I had left behind.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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