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over and over

adverb

Examples of over and over in a Sentence

the little girl demanded over and over to be picked up so she could see the performers on stage
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Your debts can be bought and sold over and over, meaning that your collection accounts can suddenly change hands with no warning. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025 But this path has been there for the rest of the league — over and over again. Sam McDowell 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025 Trying the same thing over and over again, without success, is either the definition of insanity or Russian negotiation tactics, depending on your point of view. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025 Techniques to take advantage of these micro-critters were discovered and developed independently over and over again in many places, well before anyone invented a microscope and figured out what was going on. Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for over and over

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of over and over was in the 15th century

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“Over and over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20and%20over. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

over and over

adverb
: many times : often
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