back and forth
Example Sentences
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It also takes the mature tack, as it moves back and forth in time, of portraying characters whose life dreams haven’t quite worked out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
You do not have to pass a security check when you pass back and forth between L.A. and Orange County.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
Our homes are 20 miles apart, and he still drives back and forth almost daily.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
During his trip to Scotland the couple had been texting back and forth with day-long gaps due to the time difference.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Even Biddy, our hen, and her two sisters were clucking as they dashed back and forth on the earthen floor.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
