triple-space
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of triple-space
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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If the case was assigned to me to write, that law clerk in all probability would submit in triple-space form a draft of an opinion that reflected the views I had already set forth.
From Time Magazine Archive
And — let me underline this and triple-space it — excellent food.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max
A wait of two triple-space minutes while the announcer winds his watch.
From Of All Things by Benchley, Robert C.
He wrote triple-space, breaking the story into many paragraphs, never hesitating for a choice of words.
From The Winning Clue by Hay, James
San Diego State paid Neinas nearly $11,000 for an 11-page report that is “double- and sometimes triple-spaced and includes little in the way of criticism or concrete administrative suggestions,” according to the Union-Tribune.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2023
A disciplined writer, Wolfe held himself to a quota of 10 triple-spaced pages a day, but writing was never fun for Wolfe.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2018
Every day he set himself a quota of 10 pages, triple-spaced.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2018
It took him one hour and 3^ triple-spaced typewritten pages, each full page breaking neatly with a finished paragraph.
From Time Magazine Archive
In triple-spaced typewriting it covered 26 foolscaps, on the first of which was embossed a large lion & unicorn.
From Time Magazine Archive
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