Examples of repetition in a Sentence
Sometimes repetition is necessary to drive a point home.
Children's songs involve lots of repetition.
I quit my job at the factory because I hated the mindless repetition.
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The repetition that Ahmad uses to create tension ultimately is also a tool for delivering theme.
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Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Aim for three sets of the exercise and keep the repetitions low, around three to five.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 June 2026
Perform two sets of 10 to 12 alternating repetitions.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
The show has too many blandly interchangeable characters, too much grimness, too much repetition (and not just of Targaryen first names) and too much thumb-twiddling.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 21 June 2026
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Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Aim for three sets of the exercise and keep the repetitions low, around three to five.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 June 2026
Perform two sets of 10 to 12 alternating repetitions.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
The show has too many blandly interchangeable characters, too much grimness, too much repetition (and not just of Targaryen first names) and too much thumb-twiddling.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 21 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for repetition
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“Repetition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repetition. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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repetition
noun
rep·e·ti·tion
ˌrep-ə-ˈtish-ən 
1
a
: the act or an instance of repeating
b
: a motion or exercise (as a push-up) that is repeated and usually counted
2
: something repeated
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