teeter-totter
Example Sentences
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It was never magic that kept the teeter-totter of my youth dangling in midair.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025
Now, as we teeter-totter between cool mornings and warm afternoons, it's time to revitalize our kitchen pantries with an assemblage of earthy and spicy aromas.
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2021
For the earthquake two-parter in Season 2, the “9-1-1” team recreated a W Hotel suite on the studio lot, loaded it onto a giant teeter-totter and tilted it to a 30-degree angle.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2021
The median sale price in Seattle dipped slightly, by 3.3%, from last year to $735,000, continuing a monthslong teeter-totter between year-over-year growth and decline.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2019
I tap one end of the candy bar, making it teeter-totter on my knee.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
