How to Use repetitive in a Sentence

repetitive

adjective
  • She left the job because the work was too repetitive.
  • At the risk of being repetitive, I must remind you again to be careful.
  • Shock wears off, the news seems repetitive, and the world is ready to move on.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 June 2021
  • There were girls with a broken pelvis due to repetitive rapes.
    — Jeff Robbins, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The tasks are predictable, repetitive and based on a clear set of rules.
    — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The show overall, though, is too repetitive and cutesy for me.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024
  • That doesn’t mean you’re screwed if your job is highly repetitive.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Phil went along and wrote this ridiculous lyric that went with it — very repetitive.
    — Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
  • But that’s where the hardships come in, the repetitive tasks.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2024
  • These talk shows can be repetitive, and pulling the rug out from under us has been a good thing.
    — Gary Levin, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2020
  • But all that gets a little repetitive.
    — G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The repetitive throwing has also taught her to take care of her body.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Workers were clocked making these repetitive moves up to nine times per minute.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Take note of what others are saying to avoid repetitive points.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The work is tedious and repetitive, and Parish knows what’s at stake.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 22 Sep. 2021
  • The repetitive melody leaves room for every diss, boast, or threat from the rap duo to be heard loud and clear.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 June 2026
  • Wolff was right, too, that Stelter’s show is a tad repetitive.
    — Washington Post, 19 July 2021
  • Brown noted that the thefts appear to be repetitive.
    — Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The repetitive, grueling work started to take a toll on her a few years ago.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2020
  • If your work is routine, repetitive and boring, get ahead of this now — don’t wait for the pink slip.
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Well, don’t call us repetitive, but the T2 chip is working triple time.
    — Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Sadly, the park building side of the game is shallow and gets repetitive.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 25 Sep. 2021
  • The gentle sunrise alarm light is a calming wake-up rather than a loud and repetitive alarm clock.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Track not just usage, but whether the tools are displacing time spent on repetitive tasks.
    — Steve Wilson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Pick the most repetitive part of your content workflow and offload it.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • This repetitive process is part of what’s known as the Lanserhof Cure.
    — Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2023
  • How many hours a week are people spending on these repetitive workflows?
    — Jay Bhatty, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Music that is simple, repetitive, and easy to sing (or hum) is most likely to get stuck.
    — WIRED, 15 July 2023
  • Cooking engages the body in small, repetitive ways.
    — Michelle Beadle Holder, SELF, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Injuries may be small, repetitive and build up over time – like the effect of smoking on the lungs.
    — Matthew Steinhauser, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2020

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