back and forth
Example Sentences
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Hundreds if not thousands of times, Humphrey will chuck the ball off the wall, back and forth, practicing complex shots, fakes and maneuvers, turning a vague idea into another mind-bending highlight.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
From Mangareva most tourists reach Pitcairn by hitching a 32-hour ride on one of the cargo ships that shuttle back and forth every few days.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Instead, he stated that there had been “a lot of back and forth on the matter.”
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
An assistant speeds back and forth, loaded down with pallets of snacks, her long hair streaming behind her.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
She was looking up at the teacher, her pencil swaying back and forth between her fingers.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
