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back and forth

[bak-uhn-fawrth, -fohrth, -uhnd-] / ˈbæk ənˈfɔrθ, -ˈfoʊrθ, -ənd- /
ADVERB
backward and forward
Synonyms
WEAK
alternating backwards and forwards from pillar to post from side to side in and out seesaw to and fro up and down vacillating

Example Sentences

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Longstanding policy allows for cars registered in Mexico and Canada to drive back and forth to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

At the end of the physical game, players from both teams jawed back and forth at midcourt after the final buzzer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

On a recent Sunday afternoon, a bald eagle lazily flew back and forth over the spot where Semple Run feeds into Conococheague Creek.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

With the interpretation of these decisions going back and forth for some time, the application of the guidelines was inconsistent until the Court finally acted with clarity in the 1967 case Afroyim v.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Lloyd was looking back and forth between us, clutching J.W.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck