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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What could possibly motivate anyone to choose again and again to endure such excruciating pain? Tim Genske, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 Taxpayer dollars helped rebuild these areas, many occupied by rich people, again and again and again. Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025 Chrono and his compatriots show rock-solid determination to go through the timeline again and again until things are made right. Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025 The Graham family was hardly poor, but in the new media environment—and under the relentless demands of reporting quarterly earnings—they were forced, again and again, to make trims, at a time when investment was needed. Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 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

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“Again and again.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/again%20and%20again. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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