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
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In various interviews, the filmmaker has told his own story again and again. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025 This is how a positive future, created in one’s imagination, becomes a strategic asset—a positive future goalpost to align with again and again. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 The story’s message about life inevitably ending is hammered home again and again, including by the boys’ mother (Tatiana Maslany), who soon falls victim to that reality herself. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025 The future of this novel philanthropy model lies in profit as purpose, where every transaction can be an act of generosity, every consumer can be a force for good, and every dollar can be used not just once, but again and again, to build a better world. Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 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

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“Again and again.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/again%20and%20again. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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