teeter-totter
Example Sentences
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As Micron gets ready to ramp its next-generation high-bandwidth-memory technology, known as HBM4, Hosseini said investors could be due for “a teeter-totter quarter” when the company reports results on Wednesday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
A teeter-totter of freedom and dependence, junior year is a step into adulthood that somehow requires more parental focus than kindergarten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
Oreos not only lend that teeter-totter of milky filling and bittersweet wafers, but they also keep the center of the meringue moist and fluffy.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
Now, as we teeter-totter between cool mornings and warm afternoons, it's time to revitalize our kitchen pantries with an assemblage of earthy and spicy aromas.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2021
He collapsed as hard as if Claudia had suddenly jumped off the down end of a teeter-totter while he was still sitting on the up end.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
