How to Use repeated in a Sentence

repeated

adjective
  • The landlord ignored her repeated requests to have the stove repaired.
  • He never succeeded in spite of repeated attempts.
  • Is there one lie that seems to be the most repeated or, in your view, is the most egregious?
    Meredith Blake Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Jamie said that in his view the show is like a repeated prayer for an end to the pandemic.
    Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 18 Aug. 2020
  • Hillinger, meanwhile, made repeated overtures to the CDC, to no avail.
    Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2020
  • According to the deputy, Laney did not comply with repeated orders to move away from the knife and get on the ground.
    Nicole Blanchard, idahostatesman, 20 June 2017
  • The researchers think this might be because of the repeated and rapid changes in blood glucose levels.
    Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 22 Feb. 2021
  • The sibilants in the repeated phrase, spoken aloud, are half whisper, half hiss.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The very least your friend can do is to accept your repeated and sincere apologies.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Carlo Brewer had made repeated requests to DCF to check on the boy.
    Laura Bauer and Hunter Woodall, kansascity, 5 Mar. 2018
  • The question now is if Buttigieg’s surge in the polls will suffer due to his repeated support for Israel.
    Alex Ward, Vox, 17 June 2019
  • The New York courts agreed with the plaintiffs, denying Yeshiva’s repeated requests for a stay.
    Thomas B. Griffith, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022
  • But with repeated exposure comes more damage to the hair cells in the inner ear, which are key to good hearing.
    Associated Press, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2005
  • Over the course of his campaign, Trump broke with long-standing US policy in his repeated praise of Putin.
    Eliza MacKintosh, CNN, 16 May 2017
  • Old habits die hard, even with repeated viewings of Big Little Lies.
    Jill Gleeson, Woman's Day, 9 June 2017
  • That risk is palpable in the film, even on repeated viewings.
    New York Times, 1 Aug. 2019
  • The police fired back volleys of tear gas and made repeated charges at groups of troublemakers for close to three hours.
    NBC News, 5 Dec. 2020
  • There were tales of young Yazidi girls dying of injuries from repeated rapes.
    James Warren, The Hive, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Apparel and homeware sales nose-dived by almost a third, thanks in large part to the U.K.’s repeated store lockdowns.
    Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 26 May 2021
  • This scene is very sweet, but also I am being driven insane by Sue’s repeated plea to run away with Em and raise a child with her.
    Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2021
  • That being the case, Bruhl said anglers should make repeated casts to any specific spots that produce a fish or even a bite.
    Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 1 June 2017
  • Vivendi has the power to make repeated calls for votes on the board’s composition.
    Alex Webb | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2019
  • You're given your credit card number to someone who plans to ding it for repeated charges.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2022
  • But activists said that people on board were in danger and made repeated pleas for help more than 15 hours before the vessel sank.
    Renata Brito, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2023
  • Clearly yes, the most obvious, all those little repeated hugs with the big man who never smiles.
    Kim Willsher, latimes.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • The financial fraudsters are more than willing to make repeated phone calls, too.
    charlotteobserver, 16 May 2018
  • In the complaint for Hanel’s eviction, Cain said Hanel did not have a rental agreement and refused to leave despite repeated demands.
    Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Is the task a repeated and repetitive process inside your business?
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The long-term impact is still unknown The jury is still out on exactly how long the effects of wildfire smoke last and how repeated smoke events will affect plants – including trees and crops – over the long term.
    Mj Riches, The Conversation, 30 July 2024
  • When school officials made repeated requests for digital copies of the photos, videos and messages, Carter declined.
    Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2024

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