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
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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
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