TWO in a Sentence

Learn TWO from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

404 example sentences for TWO, such as:

1. Her baby is two weeks overdue.
2. Kill two birds with one stone.
3. Of two evils choose the least.
4. I killed two hours watching TV.
5. One hour today is worth two tomorrow.

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 Meanings and Examples of TWO
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
two
 a.  being one more than one
 n.  a number that is one more than one
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  It took two hands to do it, but it did turn.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
2  It held two thick pieces of bread with a slice of something laid between them.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
3  He's had coughs an colds that's nearly killed him two or three times.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
4  "At you two young ones," said the nurse.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
5  Mary hesitated about two minutes and then boldly spoke the truth.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
6  I'm going out in my chair in a day or two if it is fine.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
7  The nurse went away, concealing a smile, to give the order for two breakfasts.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
8  They're two young uns growin fast, an health's comin back to both of em.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
9  Within two minutes, or even less, he had forgotten all his troubles.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
10  'Nearly two miles high,' added the Queen.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII. Alice's Evidence
11  When the interest in art began to wane, the two fell to talking.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
12  The two marbles lay within a foot of each other.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
13  The doctor murmured inarticulately, gave a long gasp or two and was still.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
14  THE two boys flew on and on, toward the village, speechless with horror.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
15  Tom lay upon his elbow motionless, for some time, watching the two intently.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  Trade between the two countries has increased.
17  The two armies agreed to trade off their prisoners.
18  Her baby is two weeks overdue.
19  A true friend is one soul in two bodies.
20  I killed two hours watching TV.
21  One honest word is better than two oaths.
22  Of two evils choose the least.
23  He who follows two hares is sure to catch neither.
24  Between two stools one goes to the ground.
25  Kill two birds with one stone.
26  One hour today is worth two tomorrow.
27  One foot is better than two crutches.
28  You cannot have two forenoons in the same day.
29  When two ride on one horse, one must sit behind.
30  Between two stools one falls to the ground.