alternated
Example Sentences
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The economy has alternated between adding workers and shedding them for 11 months in a row.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
They passed air through larynges removed from deceased horses and then alternated the airflow between normal air and helium.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 2026
It alternated the order of kicks but confused players and supporters.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
The nation of Braveheart alternated exclusively between valiant defeat and abject humiliation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
My two sisters shared one bedroom, while I alternated between sharing a room with my two older brothers and sleeping in a single bed in my parents’ room.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
