again and again

adverb

: at frequent intervals : often, repeatedly

Examples of again and again in a Sentence

as she's gotten older, Grandma has tended to ask the same things again and again
Recent Examples on the Web
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Kudos to my brave friend Sam for speaking truth to power again and again. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 While most of the portraits on view at the AGO don’t depict specific women, Newton’s face appears again and again. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025 Trapped in the valley, they’re forced to relive the nightmare again and again – only each time the killer threat is different, each more terrifying than the last. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025 In her novels, the South Korean Nobel laureate returns again and again to her country’s bloody past. Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for again and again 

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of again and again was in 1533

Dictionary Entries Near again and again

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“Again and again.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/again%20and%20again. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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