more and more

adverb

: to a progressively increasing extent

Examples of more and more in a Sentence

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Finally, more and more of these electric bicycles are going as fast as cars on streets where the speed limit is 25 or 30 mph. Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 Longer form, high-concept videos are popping up more and more in a way to combat TikTok’s short adrenalin bumps. Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026 Meanwhile, shoe designs started becoming lower cut, resembling a modern sneaker more and more. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 Now, more and more Americans are eyeing up new lives south of the equator. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for more and more

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of more and more was in the 13th century

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“More and more.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20and%20more. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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