hot-and-cold
Example Sentences
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PARIS—For nearly a decade, President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron have sparred and negotiated in a hot-and-cold relationship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Longfellow’s hot-and-cold running of the game, Stone’s reluctance to commit to the reptile and Johnson’s complete lack of ability to win the pet from her made it the funniest sketch of the show.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2023
After a complicated, hot-and-cold relationship for decades, Russia and North Korea have been drawing closer to each other since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023
The hot-and-cold nature of Washington’s offense started with Heinicke.
From Washington Times • Oct. 31, 2022
And the old hot-and-cold, happy, frightened, laughing, sobbing sensation would have me by the throat again.
From Dawn O'Hara, the Girl Who Laughed by Ferber, Edna
