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
Recent Examples on the Web There was a whole lot of judgment and accusations, repeatedly, over and over again. Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024 Plenty of filmmakers have employed this technique before, but this was the year that filmmakers en masse made like Dorothy on her way to Oz, over and over and over again. Jacob Brogan, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024 This was a shift from the music that had filled the house until that point, the days when all my daughter listened to was the Beatles—every album, every B-side, every BBC recording—over and over again. TIME, 5 Mar. 2024 But who wants to be drinking the same thing over and over again? Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Thus setting the twosome up as a bankable pair that audiences might be ready to watch fall in (and out) of love over and over. Meredith Woerner, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024 Try to diversify and not to eat the same product or the same exact grain and from the same company over and over again. Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2024 Jessica Dean spent her Tuesday evening reading charging documents from the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office over and over again, trying to make sense of what happened when gunfire erupted last week following the Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory rally. Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024 There’s an instinctive allure to want to bottle that magic and replicate it over and over. Jason Parham, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2024

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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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Cite this Entry

“Over and over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20and%20over. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

over and over

adverb
: many times : often
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