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
In public, he has alternated military threats with the offer of fresh negotiations.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
The nation of Braveheart alternated exclusively between valiant defeat and abject humiliation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Inconsistencies began to arise in crucial details, all of which I inexplicably confused and alternated.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
