How to use again in a sentence
40 example sentences · adverb, preposition
Again means another time: indicating a repeat of an action. Example: “I enjoyed it so much I went again the next day.”
Examples of again by meaning
adverbAnother time: indicating a repeat of an action.
- I enjoyed it so much I went again the next day.
- The last sentence is so shocking, I have to read it again.2010 October 30, Simon Hattenstone, The Guardian
adverbBack (to a former place or state).
- We need to bring the old customs to life again.
- The South will rise again.
- Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
adverbOver and above a factor of one.
- This stick is quite long, but that other one is half as long again.
adverbUsed metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the...
- Great, thanks again!
adverbTell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot...
- What's that called again?
adverbI ask again, I say again; used in repeating a question or statement.
- Again, I'm not criticizing, I just want to understand.
adverbHere too, here also, in this case as well; used in applying a previously made point to a new instance; sometimes...
- Approach B is better than approach A in many respects, but again, there are difficulties in implementing it.
- A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire.1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter I, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, →OCLC; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The...
adverbBack in the reverse direction, or to an original starting point.
- Bring us word again.
More sentences with again
- After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again.From the entry about
- I’m not putting you in charge again after the last disaster.From the entry after
- He went home, and after that I never saw him again.From the entry that
- They caught him with a stolen horse, and he wound up in the pen again.From the entry pen
- It'd be cool to meet up again soon and have a quick chat.From the entry chat
- I'll enjoy playing with my friends again, whether we win or lose.From the entry whether
- He was bidding for the chance to coach his team to victory once again.From the entry bid
- Well, if you didn't catch this time, we'll have more fun trying again until you do.From the entry catch
- Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again.From the entry drive
- I did feel a complete fool after stumbling on the same rock again.From the entry feel
- My airline needs me to get clearance before I can fly again.From the entry fly
- I'm hoping to fly the London-New York route so I can see the Big Apple again.From the entry fly
- Uncle José has crashed the car again. He ran into a tree.From the entry have
- Let’s make sure we don’t forget proper punctuation, let's not let those mistakes happen again.From the entry let's
- Turn left, then right, then right again, then keep going until you reach the service station.From the entry then
- Are John and Jennifer a thing again? I thought they broke up.From the entry thing
- After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again.From the entry sleep
- If you do that again I'll report you to the boss.From the entry report
- I’m sorry, boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month.From the entry spend
- You've grown a belly over Christmas! Time to join the gym again.From the entry belly
- He will come again to judge the living and the dead.From the entry dead
- She keeps playing 'Achy Breaky Heart' over and over again on her stereo.From the entry play
- Every five and thirty years the same kind and suit of weather comes again.From the entry suit
- I had just put Mary down when you rang. So now she's crying again.From the entry put down
- Can you put on The Sound of Music? I'd like to see it again.From the entry put on
- You touch me again, I swear I’ll kick your teeth in.From the entry kick in
- I'll ping the insurance company again to see if they've received our claim.From the entry ping
- I finally finished, and I never do wanna do it again.From the entry never
Meaning of again
- adverb Another time: indicating a repeat of an action.
- adverb Back (to a former place or state).
- adverb Over and above a factor of one.
Questions about again in a sentence
- How do you use again in a sentence?
- Again is used as an adverb and preposition. For example: “I enjoyed it so much I went again the next day.”
- What is a short sentence with again?
- “Great, thanks again!”
- What does again mean?
- Again means another time: indicating a repeat of an action.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: again (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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