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

Chileans have alternated between left and right governments at every election since 2010.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Bangladeshi politics had for decades been defined by the bitter feud between the two women, who alternated between government and opposition.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Late into the after noon I alternated between the burning fever and the shivering cold.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya