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Example Sentences

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They held forth on any number of topics with ease and grace.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Back at the police department conference table in 2025, Detectives Stafford and Evans passed case documents back and forth.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Blaché goes through a tank of gas every other day driving back and forth from New Orleans for his work in oil-and-gas project financing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

They continued switching back and forth between the options for longer and delayed committing to the more efficient choice.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

I leaned over and sang to him as I rocked him back and forth.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff