repeat performance
noun
: an occurrence in which something happens or is done again
Event planners hope to avoid a repeat performance of last year's problems.
Examples of repeat performance in a Sentence
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In the rematch on Tuesday night, Curry didn’t take long to show there would be no such repeat performance against a seemingly-reeling Grizzlies team that had lost six of its last seven.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
The irreverent former late-night host will make a repeat performance as host of the 98th Academy Awards in March 2026, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
To defeat Arizona for the second time in six days, Kansas men’s basketball might need a repeat performance on defense against the Wildcats’ dandy guard duo of Caleb Love and Jaden Bradley.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
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—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
The move against the Bicycle Advisory Commission, which began last year, was a repeat performance.
—Chris Kenber, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Talk about a repeat performance.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
The deafening silence indicates that there's no repeat performance on the horizon.
—Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The holidays were happy for New York City last year and the city is expecting a repeat performance in 2024.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
The irreverent former late-night host will make a repeat performance as host of the 98th Academy Awards in March 2026, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
To defeat Arizona for the second time in six days, Kansas men’s basketball might need a repeat performance on defense against the Wildcats’ dandy guard duo of Caleb Love and Jaden Bradley.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
Related Articles Maye Musk was making a repeat performance, having also closed Juzui’s NYFW show a year ago.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 7 Feb. 2025
The move against the Bicycle Advisory Commission, which began last year, was a repeat performance.
—Chris Kenber, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Talk about a repeat performance.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
The deafening silence indicates that there's no repeat performance on the horizon.
—Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
The holidays were happy for New York City last year and the city is expecting a repeat performance in 2024.
—Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Repeat performance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeat%20performance. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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