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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
Recent Examples on the Web
She’s been submerging herself over and over for two minutes at a time, holding her breath for the duration, while the photographer William Drumm snaps her sinking beneath a white wooden door.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2024
But there was an entire generation of young people who grew up watching 13 Going on 30 over and over.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
In that process, paperwork gets lost, people are asked to do things over and over again.
—Connor Goodwin, ProPublica, 19 Apr. 2024
Hermoso courageously told her truth, over and over again, despite efforts to silence her.
—TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
The programmer is cursed to write this code over and over again.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2024
The violence is brutal, whether that’s a tense sniper battle on a country backroad or an explosive final assault in the streets of D.C. War is hell, the film reminds us over and over again.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
The classic silhouette has also been reimagined over and over by the likes of Schiaparelli, Marine Serre, Emilia Wickstead and Vaquera, among others.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
My film school was watching movies — and how audiences reacted to them — over and over again.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
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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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Cite this Entry
“Over and over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20and%20over. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
Kids Definition
over and over
adverb
: many times : often
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