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 dog learns through repetition and rewards to associate smell with a person and follow the scent, building up in distance and the scent’s duration.
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Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
And after 46 days competing, the contest – the largest online chess game ever held, according to Chess.com – ended in a draw after 32 moves when the public forced a threefold repetition in a queen endgame to earn a half-point for either side.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
The argument for ranking it lower would be the pure repetition factor.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Surround yourself with positivity and reinforce success through consistent repetition and visualization.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
And after 46 days competing, the contest – the largest online chess game ever held, according to Chess.com – ended in a draw after 32 moves when the public forced a threefold repetition in a queen endgame to earn a half-point for either side.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
The argument for ranking it lower would be the pure repetition factor.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025
Surround yourself with positivity and reinforce success through consistent repetition and visualization.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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 30 May. 2025.
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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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