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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Before long, the cops, called back to the neighborhood again and again, come to share their frustration. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 Two studio specialty divisions do merit props for betting the house again and again. Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025 The scene played out again and again in the weeks that followed, up and down the coastline. Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025 Yet again and again, Chappell finds a way to take it a click further, either by provoking her fans or the music-business machinery around her. August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 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

Dictionary Entries Near again and again

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“Again and again.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/again%20and%20again. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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