How to Use repetition in a Sentence

repetition

noun

• Sometimes repetition is necessary to drive a point home.
• I quit my job at the factory because I hated the mindless repetition.
• Children's songs involve lots of repetition.
• But the pattern is part of the fun: as Prince said, there’s joy in repetition.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 Feb. 2018
• That said, there tends to be quite a bit of...repetition.
  — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 21 May 2018
• The repetition of speech is called echolalia and is a common sign of autism.
  — Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2022
• Often, the root cause emerges around the fifth repetition of the question.
  — Scott Mautz, Contributor, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
• Can a lie become the truth through repetition and sheer force of will?
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 July 2020
• George takes to the ring as if born to it — not just the punching but the discipline of it all, the jump-roping and the repetitions.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023
• With the help of a coach, the cast learned the two keys to nailing a lip sync number — breath control and repetition.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2019
• The book asks, What is the point of endless effort and repetition?
  — David Denby, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2022
• Next comes the constant repetition and the context-heavy text of a Twitch chat.
  — John Alexander, Wired, 12 Feb. 2021
• Rest, then restart at the top. Volume: Two to five sets of one repetition.
  — Esther Smith, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2022
• With each repetition, try to shift the hips a bit deeper into the range.
  — Women's Health, 9 Mar. 2023
• But over time, with repetition, skaters are able to do it.
  — Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2018
• The dissent seems to think that the repetition of these charges somehow makes them true.
  — Cristian Farias, Daily Intelligencer, 25 June 2018
• Life is about repetition and trying to pick up new things along the way.
  — Rosy Cordero, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2020
• Slimane’s bid—by repetition—was to train the eye on specifics.
  — Vogue, 23 Jan. 2019
• Starters get short breaks to recover in time to make the most of each repetition.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2021
• The staccato repetition of limbs and hands and toes turns the scene into a dance of death.
  — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
• And, of course, some tasks just take time and repetition to master at one’s own pace.
  — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
• Two cross-courts, one down the line–that’s one of my favorite repetitions.
  — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
• Football is a game of repetition and Howard had a lot of catching up to do.
  — Rick Stroud, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Oct. 2021
• As a result, some of the pauses and repetition seemed apt.
  — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2017
• The Heat are all t about being steeled through repetition and drilling.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 1 June 2021
• Memes are just repetition, but that has a power of its own.
  — Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2021
• Part of this was an artist’s desire to avoid self-repetition.
  — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2022
• Both films are about working-class heroes who find peace in and make art from the repetition of their days.
  — Ty Burr, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
• Like before, perform four or five sets of six to ten repetitions on each leg, with a minute rest between each set.
  — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
• These include: In texts, look for repetition, shallow reasoning and a dearth of facts.
  — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024