over and over

adverb

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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Witkoff built his real estate fortune largely by identifying undervalued properties and raising capital from the same investors over and over again. Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 Falcons inability to pressure QB shows up over and over. Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024 On Sunday, the bell's clang echoed over and over across the lawn of the Indiana Statehouse. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2024 And so The Diplomat sets the stage for Wyler to be schooled, over and over, by Penn and her reactionary doctrine through the end of the season, a dynamic that with each scene reveals how little the series has done to make Wyler a lucid character of her own. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for over and over 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of over and over was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Over and over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20and%20over. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

over and over

adverb
: many times : often
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