again and again

adverb

Definition of again and again

: at frequent intervals : often, repeatedly

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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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Even less ambitious ideas, like those to close loopholes for gun sales and to revive an assault weapons ban, have failed again and again, thanks to opposition from gun owners and the powerful gun lobby. Amelia Harnish, refinery29.com, "Parkland Students Announce Their Sweeping Gun Control Policy Proposal," 22 Aug. 2019 That question crops up again and again with the infamous gallery that populates composer Stephen Sondheim and book writer John Weidman’s 1990 musical. Peter Marks, Washington Post, "Insanity thrives, giddily, in Signature’s ‘Assassins’," 22 Aug. 2019 Thank you, detectives and prosecutors, for wading through gruesome evidence, again and again, searching for clues to put criminals behind bars. The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, "Editorial: Give aid to those in law enforcement who serve us in our darkest hours," 14 Aug. 2019 Filled with towns that feel pulled straight from Disney’s animated Beauty and the Beast, Alsace and its old-world allure draws travelers back again and again. Tyler Moss, Condé Nast Traveler, "An Autumnal Road Trip Through Alsace Wine Country," 13 Aug. 2019 Debates will often give candidates the opportunity to get their soundbites on TV, and that message will be repeated again and again, said Harry Boomer, Channel 19 News anchor and reporter said. Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland.com, "Political debates help inform voters, but formula is work in progress: City Club of Cleveland debate forum," 12 Aug. 2019 Each of the catalogue essays returns to Big Phrygian again and again. Brian T. Allen, National Review, "The American Pavilion in the Venice Biennale: Safe and Sorry," 10 Aug. 2019 To see a guy that familiar with quick electric cars get delighted by the Taycan’s speed again and again should be a promising sight for prospective buyers. Sean O'kane, The Verge, "Watch Porsche’s first electric car make an EV expert’s mind melt," 10 Aug. 2019 This is a story of male dominance, of white supremacy, of raging violence, told again and again and again. Soraya Roberts, Longreads, "Won’t You Be My Neighbor: An Anti-Hate Pop Culture Syllabus," 9 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of again and again

1533, in the meaning defined above

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