go back and forth

Example Sentences

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I go back and forth between New York City and the Hudson Valley a lot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Filing confidentially allows a company and the SEC to go back and forth on the listing without disclosing sensitive information until later in the process, when the listing is eventually made public.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

If they go back and forth between two houses and merely cited a “marital home” in the documents, that would create confusion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

"We can sit down, have a nibble, and then just go back and forth and graze," said the 30-year-old.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

“At least he can go back and forth to his country. Not like us; we can’t ever go to Cuba again. Isn’t that sad?”

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar