back and forth
Example Sentences
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"I was driving back and forth to work too. Looking back, I could have had a seizure at any point, it could have ended really badly."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
After some back and forth, McElwee relented, letting Adrian try his slow zooms and dynamic shots.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
The waves could have gotten the vessel to oscillate back and forth, Sharpe said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
My parents divorced when I was 6, but they lived close enough to each other in the Northwest section of Washington, D.C., that I could bike back and forth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
I worried it around in my head, back and forth like a cat chasing a mouse in the field.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
