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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Over the course of an hour-long conversation, Winn stressed this point again and again: The organization’s goal will be to produce winning ballplayers, not just to develop measurable skills. Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 And Ross’s own refined lines, his powers of observation and ironclad resistance to cliché yielding perfect descriptions again and again. Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025 His resignation hasn’t yet taken effect but new Commissioner Jessica Tisch suspended the mayor’s friend who he’s gone to bat for again and again despite Maddrey’s track record of abusing his authority and sleeping with cops under his command when the FBI raided his home on Thursday morning. Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025 Different configurations of the data cropped up again and again over the summer, culminating in public confirmation of the breach by the company in August. Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024 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 Jan. 2025.

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