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
It helps that Saros, after a hot-and-cold season, found his top-level form when it mattered.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
The hot-and-cold nature of Washington’s offense started with Heinicke.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
And all that stuff about demons and hot-and-cold water and so on, it all went out of my head as though it had never been.
From A Feast of Demons by Samachson, Joseph
