Example Sentences

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The music seesaws brilliantly between Blanche’s dreaming arias, when time seems to stop, and her impoverished reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

The show "seesaws between thrilling and annoying", according to USA Today's Kelly Lawler, while the Atlantic's Sophie Gilbert described most of it as "largely joyless and grim".

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

Bonds are like seesaws: The yield falls when the price rises.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025

His performance as Seth Milchick in Season 2 of “Severance” showcases his range, as his character seesaws from a cheery to chilling middle manager.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

During recess the boys would divide in two groups, chasing each other wildly around the swings and seesaws, Redcoats against the colonies.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri