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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Sustainable growth comes from understanding your audience, delivering real value and creating a brand people want to return to again and again. Tony Pec, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Auston Matthews, Marner and William Nylander have all played nine seasons and 600-plus games in this league, piled up points, won major awards and lost in the playoffs, again and again. James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 May 2025 The experts agree: Let history repeat itself—again and again. Allison Duncan, Vogue, 8 May 2025 With Imperial troops ordered to fire at will and the massacre underway, Cassian tried again and again to get Dedra in his literal crosshairs. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 May 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 22 May. 2025.

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