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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For example, listening skills are widely accepted as a core management competency, but deep listening techniques, such as listening for repetition, intentions, and expectations, take time to master.
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Anna Shields, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Matos is a longshot to make the 53-man roster but got a decent amount of repetitions Wednesday.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Children have a wonderful capacity for repetition — in fact, G. K. Chesterton compared a child’s love of repetition to the joy God may take in making the sun rise each morning.
—Sarah Schutte, National Review, 20 July 2025
Few understood the grind behind the artistic brilliance: the obsessive repetition, the sleepless nights, the meticulous labor behind even a single bar of music.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2025
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Anna Shields, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Matos is a longshot to make the 53-man roster but got a decent amount of repetitions Wednesday.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2025
Children have a wonderful capacity for repetition — in fact, G. K. Chesterton compared a child’s love of repetition to the joy God may take in making the sun rise each morning.
—Sarah Schutte, National Review, 20 July 2025
Few understood the grind behind the artistic brilliance: the obsessive repetition, the sleepless nights, the meticulous labor behind even a single bar of music.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 July 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 29 Jul. 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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