again and again

adverb

: at frequent intervals : often, repeatedly

Examples of again and again in a Sentence

as she's gotten older, Grandma has tended to ask the same things again and again
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Dončić attacked the big man again and again, and had twenty-two points in the first half of the game alone. Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 4 May 2025 The ensuing narratives are revealing and empowering, equally vulnerable and resolute, and, in a word, haunting for the ways in which that moment of recognition is echoed again and again, as something like an auditory hallucination that has become all too real. Ivy G. Wilson, Artforum, 1 May 2025 FPVs may be more effective than ‘drop drones’ on a per-sortie basis, but drones which can return again and again may be more effective over the long run. David Hambling, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 And with so many different prompts, kids can imagine new stories again and again. Anja Webb, Parents, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for again and again

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of again and again was in 1533

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“Again and again.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/again%20and%20again. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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