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Sentence examples for repeating words from inspiring English sources

"repeating words" is a common phrase used in spoken and written English.
It refers to words or phrases that are repeated in a sentence for emphasis or to reinforce a particular idea or point. You can use it in any context where you want to draw attention to the repetition of certain words. Example: The speaker's passionate plea was made even more powerful by the repeating words, "we will not be silenced, we will not be ignored."

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He does relaxation exercises, repeating words like "peace".

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The New Yorker

"Tommy, you got to be careful," he said, repeating words often said to him by friends.

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The New York Times

My mother spent hours every day repeating words and phrases that tripped me up.

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The New York Times - Magazine

"We're repeating words and phrases that were from the 1980s, rather than looking ahead to 2008.

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The New York Times

My jaws get physically tired after an afternoon repeating words like "playdate," "nap," "box tops" and "show and tell".

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The New Yorker

The two main verbal tics are coprolalia (involuntary swearing and bad language) and echolalia (repeating words over and over).

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Texts repeated words so children would know them by sight.

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The New York Times

And the tech has a real problem with repeated words.

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The Guardian - Books

We sit with her for hours asking her to repeat words, breaking them into syllables.

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The Guardian - Lifestyle

They murmured at each other and could repeat words parrot-fashion.

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The Guardian

In one, members of a group were asked simply to repeat words spoken by the caller.

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The Economist
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