How to Use repeating in a Sentence

repeating

adjective
  • This works fine for most of the genome, but not in areas where DNA code is the result of long repeating patterns.
    Matthew Herper, STAT, 2 June 2021
  • The bowls appear to be blue stone on the outside and are surrounded by a repeating pattern.
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2021
  • It is designed to create unique and non-repeating sounds, according to the brand.
    NBC News, 8 June 2017
  • If that happens enough, make the meetings less frequent or even question the repeating nature of the meeting.
    Eric McDermott, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2021
  • But the existence of repeating sources suggests that at least some of them are produced by an object that survives the event.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2020
  • Porche decided on a repeating pattern of tiles edged in grass.
    Scientific American, 15 Feb. 2022
  • When a repeating pattern just won’t cut it, turn to Minted for a gorgeous accent wall mural.
    Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The second repeating routine is a habit of behavior of doing for and doing to others.
    Jay Steven Levin, Forbes, 10 May 2021
  • There’s no echo on the song to create that effect, just multiple delays—a repeating technique.
    Marc Myers, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Without the federal aid and other non-repeating items, Delta's first-quarter loss would have been $2.9 billion.
    David Koenig, Star Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Without the federal aid and other non-repeating items, Delta’s first-quarter loss would have been $2.9 billion.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Rugs with a low pile—like this one, which has a repeating pattern around the edge—are a smart option for areas that see more traffic: their low, dense fibers are quick to clean up and doors open easier over them.
    Angela Serratore, Country Living, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Over time, a repeating set of threats and remediation patterns will begin to emerge.
    Altaz Valani, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Its full name is Toile de Jouy, and the wallpaper pattern features a repeating motif with a pastoral theme of water scenes and country living.
    Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The consortium proved that these repeating regions are sequenceable with the new long-read technologies.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 11 June 2021
  • Embedded in those treads are tiny dots, which create a repeating pattern the rover uses to drive more accurately.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The repeating hour-long show comprises animated details from the paintings and featurettes inspired by the artist's life.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Nov. 2021
  • For example, any crystal, whether a granule of table salt or a diamond necklace, is just a bunch of atoms arranged in a repeating pattern.
    Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Her days are a repeating pattern of waking up, getting her grandmother out of bed, cleaning up the house, doing her homework, taking brief walks, and ending her day with evening meals.
    Evelynn Coffie | Jrnola.org, NOLA.com, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Hong seemed hesitant at first, locking himself into a repeating figure or indulging in rapid up-and-down scales that seemed exterior to the mood.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2021
  • There's a video featuring an ominous repeating line of light that makes up one frame, a video that uses sensors to create an experience of surveillance, a close-up of Lela's face, and a close-up of Pierce's eye.
    Sheila Regan, Star Tribune, 6 May 2021
  • Her dishes were blue and white and looked hand-painted, the brushstrokes forming beautiful, repeating and complementary patterns on each piece.
    G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
  • In contrast, Old makes a repeating motif of the camera panning horizontally across the beach on which the characters are stuck, and treating their faces with the same indifference as the landscape.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 July 2021
  • Bill Murray stars as Phil, a selfish, egotistical weatherman, who finds himself in a repeating time loop on Groundhog Day.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Time crystals are scientific oddities made of atoms arranged in a repeating pattern in space.
    Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Systems that undergo regular cycles would trace out a repeating orbit in the space, while chaotic evolution would look like a tangled mess.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The arms are cut with little repeating windows that allow the drug to gradually detach itself from the surrounding polymer matrix.
    Wired, 4 Dec. 2019
  • The repeating bright colors of candy wrappers makes for a challenging puzzle to create a delicious image.
    Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The Graham & Brown vinyl wallpaper features a straight repeating pattern, which is the easiest pattern type to match up when applying multiple panels to your wall.
    Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2022
  • This figure does not include repeating treatments as forests regrow, which will be required in many areas to eventually restore a natural fire regime.
    Popular Science, 19 Oct. 2020

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