How to Use repeat in a Sentence

repeat

1 of 3 verb

• He kept repeating the same thing over and over.
• Will you repeat the question?
• My five-year-old can repeat her favorite stories word for word.
• He often has to ask people to repeat themselves because he's a little deaf.
• Repeat after me: “I promise to do my best…”.
• You are simply repeating, in slightly different words, what has been said already.
• Rinse and repeat five times a match.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
• Do all your reps on this side, then switch sides and repeat.
  — Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
• Place your right leg back down, then repeat with your left leg.
  — Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
• The boys are going to show up and repeat.
  — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
• Four or five chords repeated over and over.
  — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
• That is a feat that has not been repeated or even tried since.
  — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
• Hold it for five seconds, and repeat three times.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
• Rinse and squeeze out the sponge and repeat as needed.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
• The two players repeat this process many times.
  — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2026
• Why the rush to open their mouths, repeating their scripts?
  — Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
• Hold for five slow breaths, then repeat on the other side.
  — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
• Complete one set, then repeat but with your knees bent.
  — Jim Diehl Cscs, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026
• Flip and repeat on the other side.
  — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 26 May 2026
• The process repeats itself over and over again.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
• Hold for five or more breaths, then repeat on the other side.
  — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2025
• Pick it up and repeat 3 sets of 10 slams.
  — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 29 Jan. 2026
• This process is then repeated—again and again.
  — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
• Once the first blade is set, repeat the process with the other blade.
  — Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
• Control your legs back down, and repeat.
  — Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
• Flip the pillow over, and repeat.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
• Do this for a total of eight reps, and repeat on the other side.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Jan. 2024
• No one likes making mistakes, but the key is not to repeat them.
  — Nick Kasmik, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
• Return the right knee to the floor and quickly repeat on the left side.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 15 May 2023
• Some offer tips on how to stop their kids from repeating it all day long.
  — John Seewer, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025

repeat

2 of 3 noun

• Most of the customers are repeats.
• No, I don't want to watch that. It's a repeat.
• Buy them once, wear them on repeat.
  — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
• If there is any, repeat step 4.
  — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
• Nobody wants a repeat of that this week.
  — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
• One of the chief aims of this camp is not to have a repeat of last year’s camp.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
• Switch to the other arm and repeat.
  — Kristen Fischer, Health, 17 Apr. 2026
• The goal is to have repeat customers.
  — Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2025
• A lot of guests are repeat customers.
  — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
• There was no repeat of the slow start that cost him a spot last season.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
• Most guests arrive alone or in pairs, many of them for a repeat stay.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Jan. 2026
• The repeat was as easy as 1-2-3.
  — Bill Kemp, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2026
• Over time, this builds trust and repeat business.
  — Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• Could a repeat scenario take place?
  — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• That's been a big part of all this--to not have a repeat of last season.
  — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
• Sluice with vinegar, dab with chile, eat, wipe the sweat from your brow and repeat.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• This is looking more and more like a repeat of last season.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
• The result on court was a repeat dose of one-way traffic.
  — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• That can mean more months of oxygen at home before a repeat test.
  — Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
• Maria had years of steady profit and a roster of repeat clients.
  — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
• Anything to keep those gushy feelings on repeat in your body!
  — Carina Hsieh, SELF, 30 Jan. 2024
• This is the first repeat championship venue in the last five years.
  — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 2 June 2026
• But the outcome could have been a repeat of their first meeting.
  — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
• There was a good reason for the royal repeat.
  — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
• Democrats are aiming to avoid a repeat of last year’s tumult.
  — Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
• Don’t look for a repeat of that performance this week.
  — Kc Joyner, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• The event featured a step-and-repeat and a hashtag.
  — James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
• Prepare to spot me sporting this one on repeat through spring.
  — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
• Shoppers and celebrities alike wear shoes from this brand on repeat.
  — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
• Spend more, acquire more, repeat.
  — Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026

repeat

3 of 3 adjective

• The idea of repeat physical visits becomes a pipe dream for many.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024
• The Huskies are loaded for their pursuit of a repeat national championship.
  — Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 21 Mar. 2024
• All are repeat nominees from last year, except Top, who replaces Jelly Roll.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2025
• The measure also mandates treatment for people convicted of repeat drug offenses.
  — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
• Boho cowgirl fusion, moto boots, and decorative head scarves were repeat occurrences.
  — Cierra Black, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
• Ohio State is going for its first Big Ten title since 2020 along with a repeat national championship.
  — Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
• But as climate change intensifies rainfall and strengthens tropical storms, a newer generation of homes is facing the threat of repeat flood disasters.
  — Gregory Barber, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
• Tierney blasted the parole system's handling of repeat violent offenders.
  — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
• With some cracks beginning to show on their expectations for a repeat World Series title, each remaining game is growing more important.
  — Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
• Akey led Mountain Vista to a repeat Class 5A title in another 19-0 campaign.
  — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
• Some azaleas are repeat bloomers, adding splashes of color later in the growing season, and the leaves of some, especially deciduous azaleas, display beautiful fall colors.
  — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2025
• The Phillies' season is now over, while the Dodgers are one step closer to reaching their goal of becoming the first repeat World Series champion in 25 years.
  — Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
• This can be achieved by keeping violent offenders incarcerated and preventing bail for repeat violent offenders.
  — Steve Hershey, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2024
• Valor The 260-foot-long Valor was built by Feadship and features styling that was requested by a repeat American owner.
  — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• Instead of a sense of outrage leading to a search for a better solution for repeat violent offenders, her death generated calls for collective retribution and vigilante justice.
  — Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
• The Huskies, fresh off a 30-point victory over San Diego State, look unbeatable in their quest to become the first repeat national champion in 17 years.
  — Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
• On the left, progressives managed to persuade centrist Democrats that Clinton-era tough-on-crime policies, such as lengthy prison terms for drug crimes and mandatory life sentences for repeat violent offenders, had done more harm than good.
  — Neil Gross, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2023
• Baltimore recorded a sharp drop in homicides in 2025, continuing a multi-year decline that city prosecutors say is the result of tough on crime policing of repeat violent offenders.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Jan. 2026
• Oftentimes, patients are scheduled for a repeat cesarean birth without being counseled on a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) alternative.
  — Asima Ahmad, Fortune, 14 May 2023
• In a bid to impose heavier penalties on repeat criminal offenders, top Southern California law enforcement officials announced a new initiative Wednesday to target and try more suspects under federal guidelines.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024