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
The original, from Charli’s 2024 “Brat” album, didn’t name Lorde but was widely interpreted as being about the hot-and-cold relationship between the two singers.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025
Both executives described a hot-and-cold relationship with Mr. Altman.
From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024
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
As for love, it is truly the hot-and-cold disease with him.
From In a Green Shade A Country Commentary by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
