Example Sentences

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“This concern has been reported repetitiously to higher headquarters,” he said, including to the Marine Corps’ commandant, its highest-ranking officer, and the Navy secretary, the top civilian leader.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2019

In a point of order, the MP Chris Bryant said it was not good practice for the government to repetitiously hold debates on the exact same subject.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2019

The words are intoned repetitiously, over and again, almost as a prayer or incantation, to the point when everyone has long since forgotten what they actually mean.

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2017

Just as she is repetitiously rephrasing her boss’s words—Morgan Stanley bankers are famous for repeating each other, just using different phrases—I decide to take her down a notch and hopefully also expedite the meeting.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2015

He ran the X’s through the offensive patterns the team had practiced repetitiously for two weeks.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy