How to Use repeat in a Sentence

repeat

1 of 2 verb
Definition of repeatnext
Synonyms for repeatnext
  • He kept repeating the same thing over and over.
  • Will you repeat the question?
  • My five-year-old can repeat her favorite stories word for word.
  • He often has to ask people to repeat themselves because he's a little deaf.
  • Repeat after me: “I promise to do my best…”.
  • You are simply repeating, in slightly different words, what has been said already.
  • Return the right knee to the floor and quickly repeat on the left side.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 15 May 2023
  • The balls are then returned to the machine and the process is repeated for the Nos. 2-4 picks.
    — Brian Mahoney, Chron, 13 May 2023
  • Until the trend repeats, and what's old feels new again.
    — Kai McNamee, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Do this for a total of eight reps, and repeat on the other side.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 29 Jan. 2024
  • On one of the dough rounds, place two of the strips in an X shape, then repeat with the remaining rounds.
    — David and José Cáceres, Saveur, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Transfer the lamb to a plate or bowl and repeat with the remaining lamb.
    — Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The cycle will repeat for the remainder of the week, with morning fog along the coast and parts of the Bay Area.
    — Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 May 2023
  • That is a feat that has not been repeated or even tried since.
    — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • No one likes making mistakes, but the key is not to repeat them.
    — Nick Kasmik, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • This process had to be repeated 17 times during the flight.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Teague asked, repeating what he’s heard often in the past week.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 5 May 2023
  • And that repeated itself again with Margaret and Elizabeth in a sense of the heir and the spare.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Leclerc said he was told to not throw for two months (eight weeks) and has not had repeat trouble with the muscle.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The presto of the third was kept extra-presto, with beguiling feints (or faints?) of volume in the repeating theme of the strings.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • The pants repeat the pattern in a stripe down the side of the calves, with the Spartan logo in white on the right hip and the Nike logo in white on the left hip.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2023
  • The same process is repeated with the same ping-pong balls and lottery machine for the second through fourth picks.
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
  • The last thing the Browns want is to repeat that mistake and give up on a kicker who’s loaded with talent.
    — cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Well done, Sammy and good luck on the road to repeating as national champs.
    — Melissa Whatley, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2023
  • Since May, the fort’s brass has repeated how the new name better matches Army values.
    — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The saying goes that those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
  • Since then, the phrase has caught on, repeated by President Joe Biden, and printed on t-shirts for sale.
    — Jacob Fenston, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Avoid common names and phrases, and don’t repeat passwords across sites.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Both steps should then be repeated, running hot water through the taps, according to the city.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 27 July 2023
  • The next morning, Williams repeated her daily routine and drove a new school bus to pick up students.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
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repeat

2 of 2 noun
  • Most of the customers are repeats.
  • No, I don't want to watch that. It's a repeat.
  • Sluice with vinegar, dab with chile, eat, wipe the sweat from your brow and repeat.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • For their sake, the ad hopefully won’t be a repeat of the 2024 Grammys.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2024
  • God Save the Animals was on repeat in my crib and in the studio all year.
    — Vulture, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Failure would mean a repeat of the tragedy that caused the doctor to turn to religion in the first place.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Fans of indie, new wave and dream pop may want to play the film’s soundtrack on repeat, too.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
  • That can mean more months of oxygen at home before a repeat test.
    — Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Scott isn’t the first rapper to hit the repeat button during a concert.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Yellowstone can still draw a crowd — even for a repeat.
    — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2023
  • There are no repeats on CNN Max, even in the wee hours of the morning, and the product’s debut comes along with a new sports tier on the service.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Anything to keep those gushy feelings on repeat in your body!
    — Carina Hsieh, SELF, 30 Jan. 2024
  • These familiar faces aren't the only thing on repeat this year.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Fragments of a song or jingles wind up playing on repeat in your head.
    — WIRED, 15 July 2023
  • For this simulated repeat of 2021, the stakes are raised.
    — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The repeat Grand Slam champion even cradles her baby bump in one of the images.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 2 May 2023
  • This year, Democrats are working overtime to juice turnout in an effort to stave off a repeat of that outcome.
    — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 5 Nov. 2023
  • This final program of the tour was a repeat of the one heard at La Scala, but the music felt (once again) transformed by the space and recharged by the circumstances.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
  • That's 1 rep. Continue on same side for 20 seconds, then switch sides and repeat.
    — Jordan Galloway, Women's Health, 25 July 2023
  • The risk, for other internet cables, is a repeat of the Rubymar.
    — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Late-night shows began turning to repeats last week as their writers joined the picket lines.
    — Andrew Torgan, CNN, 7 May 2023
  • Heading into the summer, Baldridge said there are concerns about a repeat of 2022.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 11 June 2023
  • It is intended to prevent a repeat of what happened in Rio Verde Foothills.
    — The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Dino Babers, Syracuse Babers is the only repeat performer from 2022 on this year’s pink slip watch list.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Chromosome seven is one of the spots where those repeats occur.
    — Gina Barton, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2023
  • Last spring, Jennifer Anniston wore versions of them in black and beige on repeat.
    — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
  • According to the repeat sales index, Boise home prices fell 0.2% in June after rising just 0.1% in May.
    — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • And, of course, no party is complete without music, so put the movie's soundtrack on repeat.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2023
  • So each of his albums is a privilege—the only way to put his moments of magic on repeat.
    — Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
  • But the junior’s bid to become the award’s second repeat winner hasn’t resulted in the same magic.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023

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