How to Use again in a Sentence

again

adverb
  • It'll just be the same thing all over again.
  • It was nice to see my friends again.
  • She wants to prove that she can do it again.
  • Please, come see us again.
  • Things are back to normal again.
  • When he stood up, he got so dizzy that he had to sit down again.
  • When we heard the news, we all said, “Oh no! Not again!”.
  • She demonstrated yet again her remarkable artistic talents.
  • Highs will again be in the mid 70s with lows around 60.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 2 June 2022
  • With the opening of The Grand Lodge, the bar has been raised once again.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Jan. 2024
  • None of us will look at our lives in the same way again.
    — Kate Tsurkan, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Again, on the very next play, the Seahawks scored again.
    — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The lyrics were about Brazil winning the World Cup again.
    — Mauricio Savarese, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The union could strike again on Jan. 15 if a new deal isn’t ironed out.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Turning clear for the night with lows again mainly in a range of the mid-30s to near 40.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Once again with the heart of their lineup, the Highlanders got to Ziehl.
    — Luke Sims, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Look for the Gamecocks to again cut down nets in March (and April).
    — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Cincinnati won 27-16 last week, now the teams meet again on the same field.
    — oregonlive, 15 Jan. 2023
  • And then the other [you, Sue] has to stitch your spine again and take care of it.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
  • That could be a thing again against a lineup that's as deep as the Phillies' is.
    — Josh Criswell, Chron, 26 Oct. 2022
  • As of late Tuesday night, Amtrak said the train was on the move again.
    — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
  • And again, there were talks of tearing it down, Diebold said.
    — Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Taylor Swift loves to set records, and she’s just done it again.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Yeah, to use the phrase bring this country back to greatness again.
    — Fox News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The poll found that 61% of the public think Trump should not run for office again.
    — Courtney Subramanianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The game went into overtime and the Bengals once again had a chance to win the game.
    — The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Well, again, the chaos at the border has still not gone addressed.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
  • But again, that was five and, in some cases, six decades ago.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • But her actions disrupt her life and the lives of a group of others who should have died that day, so Death once again comes for the survivors.
    — Keith Langston, People.com, 17 May 2025
  • And, over the years, these students, once exiled, have become students again.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 17 May 2025

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