hit repeatedly

Frequency: 6.04.2 per million words

to strike many times

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Examples (20)

  • The boxer hit his opponent repeatedly until the referee stopped the fight.
  • He hit the nail repeatedly until it was flush with the wood.
  • He was accused of hitting the table repeatedly in frustration.
  • The boxer hit his opponent repeatedly in the ribs.
  • The waves hit the shore repeatedly, eroding the sand.
  • She hit the snooze button repeatedly this morning.
  • She hit the wrong key repeatedly while typing, causing many errors.
  • The bird hit the window repeatedly, trying to get inside.
  • Despite being hit repeatedly by criticism, the artist continued to paint.
  • They hit the wall repeatedly with a sledgehammer to break it down.
  • The machine malfunctioned and began to hit the metal plate repeatedly with force.
  • The angry child hit the floor repeatedly with his toy.
  • The child hit the drum repeatedly, making a loud, rhythmic sound.
  • Waves hit the shore repeatedly during the storm.
  • Activists have been hitting the streets repeatedly to protest the new law.
  • He hit the brakes repeatedly to stop the car on the ice.
  • The small boat was hit repeatedly by the harsh storm.
  • The tennis player hit the ball repeatedly against the practice wall.
  • He kept hitting his head repeatedly against the wall in despair.
  • The victim was hit repeatedly with a blunt object.