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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Six weeks and two days after returning to the Oval Office, Donald Trump headed back to the Capitol, the site of his very recent swearing-in ceremony, to declare victory—again and again and again. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025 Recurring dreams have a way of popping up again and again. Stacey Colino, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025 On Sunday things got even more freaky as the 54-year-old’s name was called again and again. Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025 That story is Cena failing again and again to earn a world title opportunity only to do so toward the end of 2025 when the clock is really ticking on his career. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 1 Mar. 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 10 Mar. 2025.

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