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Discover LudwigThe phrase "double takes" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the act of looking twice at something or someone, usually in surprise or disbelief. Example: As she walked down the street in her pink tutu, the little girl's outfit caused many passersby to do double takes.
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double takes
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Plural of double take
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Cue the double takes.
Your percept stutters with incessant double takes.
Passers-by did double takes.
Mistaken identities and double takes.
It gets double takes wherever I go.
Riders exiting the train did double takes.
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Griner's appearance draws double takes.
Plummer said fans did double-takes when they saw him.
Good writers do double-takes on received wisdom.
Just reading the box score will cause multiple double-takes.
At first look, the world's best players did double-takes.
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