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
Recent Examples on the Web Troops, some experiencing the shock of combat for the first time, pulled back to regroup — only to attack and retreat, again and again on successive days, with the same bloody results. Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023 For most of his 54 years, the popular actor and celebrity struggled with addiction, first to alcohol, then to drugs, again and again despite many efforts to quit. David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023 Add to that a dollop of frustration that this has happened again and again and again. Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023 Since every centimeter of space counts when packing for a ski trip, any recipient is sure to appreciate this again and again. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023 Choose a price point that feels right to you in order to share that special moment again and again. Jamie Fischer, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023 Such unlikely changes of heart happened again and again at meetings throughout the country. Katie Bain, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2023 And again and again, what the United States chose to do instead was to leave Israeli leaders with discretion, by blocking efforts in the U.N. Security Council to censure Israel for continuing settlement activity. Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023 What amazes, again and again, is his uncanny ability not only to fulfill the commission but to take the level of execution up about five notches from what could reasonably be expected. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

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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 9 Dec. 2023.

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