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Examples of over and over in a Sentence
the little girl demanded over and over to be picked up so she could see the performers on stage
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That their devotion to a team that has let them down over and over again would not be for naught.
—Kevin Fishbain, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
In addition to its cutting-edge methods, the clinic's comprehensive commitment to patient care is another reason patients choose it over and over again.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
One way to reduce that risk is to repeat a process over and over in an experimental setting improving it just a little bit more each time.
—Graham Kenny
ganna Pogrebna, Harvard Business Review, 19 Dec. 2024
So many movies just focused on Superman himself and his origin over and over.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Over and over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20and%20over. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
over and over
adverb
: many times : often
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