Double take

"Double take" in a Sentence (3 examples)

Smith passes the car and does a double take as he realizes it is on fire.

I swear I did a double take when I spotted that $100 bill lying in the gutter!

Once a neighbor complained that a Gilbreth had called the neighbor's boy a son of an unprintable word.“What are the facts of the matter?” Dad asked blandly. And then walked away while the neighbor registered a double take.

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