repetition

Example Sentences

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A prosecution barrister said that his interview had been edited to remove "repetition and irrelevant material", with the consent of all parties.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The International Energy Agency was established to coordinate national responses to crises and avoid a repetition of the bruising scramble among countries for oil that sent prices soaring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Ms. Clark stages smart, probing explorations of an upbringing marked by waiting and repetition, in which the notion of growth appears fictitious.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

And while Andy, Miranda, Nigel and Emily are written and performed with as much profundity as they are in the first film, each of their arcs feels like a progression, rather than simple repetition.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

We walked stiffly in silence on those manicured streets, and it seemed a repetition of a moment from many years before, when an older boy named Clay had taken away my cap pistol.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee