double take in English
noun
1
a delayed reaction to something unexpected, immediately after one's first reaction.
Tony glanced at her, then did a double take
Use "double take" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "double take" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "double take", or refer to the context using the word "double take" in the English Dictionary.
1. Borrowing from painting’s fresco technique to make an original literary double-take, How to be Both is a novel all about art’s versatility
2. Then Carol, an elegant blonde, appears across the store floor (the camera floats past Carol, and then reverses back quickly: the camera version of a double-take)
3. A new trend is on the rise, get your Brimless cap now! These clean comfy caps will be sure to make all of your friends and family do a double take