How to Use repeatedly in a Sentence

repeatedly

adverb
  • I've told him repeatedly not to do that.
  • She was stabbed repeatedly in the breast, chest and arm.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The White House has repeatedly said Ukraine must determine when and if any peace talks take place.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
  • Over the past decade, Russian forces have repeatedly tried to encircle the city, most notably in a fierce battle in 2017.
    Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Waiting in line at the stand next to them was Reina Camil and her husband Tomás, who, for the past year, have repeatedly made the one-hour drive from Anaheim to visit the market.
    Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023
  • In recent weeks, Lopez Obrador has repeatedly questioned the number of people in the registry.
    Mary Beth Sheridan and Oscar Lopez The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2023
  • In recent weeks, López Obrador has repeatedly questioned the number of people in the registry.
    Oscar Lopez, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The Russian craft have repeatedly flown into the path of the drones, forcing them to take evasive action to avoid a collision.
    Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 9 July 2023
  • To prepare, Cruise repeatedly climbed up and down a glass wall that was built for rehearsal purposes.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 7 July 2023
  • That is because potholes form when ground water repeatedly melts and freezes in asphalt, causing the road to crack.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The scuffle reached its apex when Quinones and Williams went jaw-to-jaw, with the Warriors guard repeatedly calling Williams a profanity.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Climate change, gun violence, a woman’s right to choose are some of the issues that arise repeatedly.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The crossing has been shut for days and the area surrounding it has been repeatedly targeted by Israeli airstrikes.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Black men have indeed been repeatedly convicted and killed because white tears have been seen as more respectable than the truth.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Shocked officials were repeatedly drowned out by chants and boos.
    Gregory Barber, WIRED, 8 Sep. 2023
  • One phrase comes up repeatedly with these projections: A strong El Niño is coming.
    CBS News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Lawyers for a 13-year-old charged with fatally stabbing his father last weekend told a D.C. judge Thursday that the youth was repeatedly abused by the father.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The tent setting did present unusual roadblocks as a small group of protests could be heard through much of the show, which was live streamed on YouTube, calling repeatedly for a cease-fire in Gaza through a megaphone.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The doubters were aplenty before and during the season for Love, who showed repeatedly in 2023 why the Packers brass had the confidence in him as Rodgers' successor.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The design of a front-load washer repeatedly lifts and drops your laundry, using gravity to knock clothes against each other.
    Brandon Russell, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2023
  • The suspect repeatedly punched the victim in the head and stole his cellphone while making an antisemitic statement, police said.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The country’s bishops have repeatedly called for the Vatican to expel Bishop Vangheluwe from the priesthood with the case becoming a symbol of the abuse scandals in the country.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
  • They were again burned repeatedly by explosive plays as the open spaces in the second and third levels of their defense were exploited.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Pelkey allegedly choked Alaimo repeatedly and covered her nose and mouth with his hand, according to the report.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The 911 dispatcher on the phone and Jana Hocevar repeatedly pleaded with Bradley Hocevar to put down the rifle and stop firing.
    Emma Uber Tampa Bay Times (tns), al, 28 June 2023
  • The Broncos repeatedly pressured the Chargers’ quarterback, sacking him four times through the game’s first two quarters.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
  • In the last six days Mr. Zelensky has repeatedly stated his support for Israel and condemned Hamas.
    Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Characters are hit with bottles and clubs, and multiple scenes show people being repeatedly punched in the head.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • An Oklahoma judge who was caught on camera texting and scrolling through Facebook repeatedly during a murder trial for the killing of a 2-year-old boy could lose her job.
    Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • In the background, another officer can be heard repeatedly warning Speakman not to release the dog while Rose’s hands are up.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 21 July 2023

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