How to Use repetition in a Sentence

repetition

noun
  • Sometimes repetition is necessary to drive a point home.
  • I quit my job at the factory because I hated the mindless repetition.
  • Children's songs involve lots of repetition.
  • Not in a strict sense, but there are rhymes and repetitions.
    — Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Trust is built in repetition, not in bursts.
    — Monica Cutia, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • This repetition is sort of the point.
    — Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • Life is about repetition and trying to pick up new things along the way.
    — Rosy Cordero, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2020
  • Can a lie become the truth through repetition and sheer force of will?
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 July 2020
  • The repetition of speech is called echolalia and is a common sign of autism.
    — Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2022
  • In our case, as children, we were drawn in by the rhythm of repetition and rhyme.
    — Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Aim for two to three sets of 10 repetitions of each.
    — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Part of this was an artist’s desire to avoid self-repetition.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2022
  • And, of course, some tasks just take time and repetition to master at one’s own pace.
    — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Two cross-courts, one down the line–that’s one of my favorite repetitions.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Slimane’s bid—by repetition—was to train the eye on specifics.
    — Vogue, 23 Jan. 2019
  • There’s a lot of repetition of this basic plot.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Go out, get reps, get repetitions.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Moving back and forth does take time and repetition.
    — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 19 May 2026
  • As usual on a film shoot, there was a lot of repetition, and a lot of waiting.
    — Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
  • Starters get short breaks to recover in time to make the most of each repetition.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2021
  • The team used a code on top of the repetition codes to give them bit-flip protection.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
  • With each repetition, try to shift the hips a bit deeper into the range.
    — Women's Health, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Allow the heels to drop back down and go right into the next repetition.
    — Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Make sure to stand up fully at the top to complete the repetition.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But what was the purpose of their repetition?
    — Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Aim for three sets of the exercise and keep the repetitions low, around three to five.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 June 2026
  • But repetition may be the series’ greater sin.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Heat are all t about being steeled through repetition and drilling.
    — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 1 June 2021
  • Both films are about working-class heroes who find peace in and make art from the repetition of their days.
    — Ty Burr, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • At first, the repetition was almost funny in its bleak way.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026

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