by turns
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He is accompanied on his reluctant journey to the finish line with a group of characters who by turns torment and placate him.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Intimidating and brilliant, his Julian Sklar is by turns amusingly viperish and not quite successful at concealing the softness of age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
“Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It” is, by turns, heartbreaking and inspirational.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
Yet there emerges a quality by turns bruising and sweet in the depiction of this relationship, Mr. Melling fragile, devoted and desperate for affection until he explodes, Mr. Skarsgård reservedly beautiful but never blank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
He buried his face in a hankie, by turns lighting it on fire and then dousing the flames with his tears.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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