Meaning & use

once again

adverb·Everyday

One more time; anew, referring to something happening again after it happened before.

See it in a sentence

Once again, the train arrived nearly twenty minutes late this morning.

She proved once again that she was the strongest swimmer on the team.

A note on using this word

Once again often adds emphasis of frustration or admiration to a repeated event, more than the plainer word 'again.'

Words with a similar meaning

anew

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