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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It’s been shared 23,000 times on Facebook, NBC found, although it is actually composed of just a few faces repeated over and over again. David Smiley, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 Literally sitting on the ground, probably kneeling and just watching the television, taking out the tape, rewinding it, putting it back in and watching it over and over again. Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025 Designed to survey a large portion of the entire sky over and over, more deeply and in a speedier fashion than ever before, its science goals are stupendous. Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025 Single events can have enormous importance, and once again, that single fact bit Edmonton over and over again. Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 2 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 8 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

over and over

adverb
: many times : often
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