How to Use repetitive in a Sentence

repetitive

adjective
Definition of repetitivenext
Synonyms for repetitivenext
  • At the risk of being repetitive, I must remind you again to be careful.
  • The whole debate, if that’s the right word for it, has been stale and repetitive since the mid-1990s.
    — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This repetitive process is part of what’s known as the Lanserhof Cure.
    — Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The show overall, though, is too repetitive and cutesy for me.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The repetitive throwing has also taught her to take care of her body.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2023
  • There were girls with a broken pelvis due to repetitive rapes.
    — Jeff Robbins, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2024
  • And although one of Patrick’s gifts to us is her honesty, at times the book felt repetitive and too one-note.
    — Steven Petrow, Washington Post, 14 May 2023
  • Phil went along and wrote this ridiculous lyric that went with it — very repetitive.
    — Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
  • There’s the cold, the repetitive movement, and the often wet hands, which causes painful skin damage.
    — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Take note of what others are saying to avoid repetitive points.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
  • What to Consider The low-battery alert sound is loud and repetitive.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Music that is simple, repetitive, and easy to sing (or hum) is most likely to get stuck.
    — WIRED, 15 July 2023
  • Without the turbulence, there is no show here, and at the same time, more of the same rocky road antics between the two could feel repetitive.
    — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 23 May 2024
  • Cushioning: The repetitive nature of striking the ground over and over again can wreak havoc on your feet and joints.
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Workers were clocked making these repetitive moves up to nine times per minute.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Some people might call it repetitive or mundane, but that’s where the real skill comes from.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 20 May 2024
  • Cardio refers to any repetitive movement by the big muscles in your body (like your arms and legs) that gets your heart pumping.
    — Elizabeth Millard, C.p.t., SELF, 29 Nov. 2023
  • So the jobs that will be the most challenged will be those that are routine and repetitive—and that includes both blue-collar and white-collar work.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2023
  • They’ve been trained to sit still and perform repetitive work, first by a teacher, then by a manager.
    — Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 7 May 2024
  • There was a repetitive quality to his talk, as there is in some of Brown’s interviews.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
  • One of the more accepted views now is that AI will simply replace rote, repetitive work.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
  • It can be performed in repetitive sets and tones the core muscles with a twisting motion focused around the abdomen.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Using small repetitive strokes, simply rake the broom across your carpet or rug to collect pet hair.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2023
  • There’s something good for your brain doing a repetitive motion with your hands.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Tedious, repetitive, boring or brute force tasks will be replaced and artists will be able to do a more diverse and creative set of tasks.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2024
  • Even the repetitive cutaways to barnyard animals are done with a modicum of comedic and artistic panache.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The Princess of Wales strategically wore the top to the gym to create a repetitive photo op and dissuade the paparazzi from taking her picture.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The joke was in reference to Kimmel's repetitive gag on his late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!
    — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2023
  • And that really allows a song to become more of a story than just a repetitive message.
    — Rose Eden, SPIN, 26 Mar. 2024
  • What follows is a repetitive and conventional dance by men, women, and children pretending to be water and waves.
    — Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024

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