forward and back
Example Sentences
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This rocking motion, forward and back, repeats for several minutes, until the stage is filled with bodies hovering on pointe, as if sustained by a single breath.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2024
The second row conveniently slides forward and back to create more space where it’s needed.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023
United and their supporters now increasingly believe Ten Hag is the man to take them forward and back into the elite from which they have been lost for much of recent years.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2023
These biochemical reactions move in both directions, forward and back.
From Scientific American • Feb. 24, 2023
She would dutifully pump her legs, leaning forward and back, but mostly what she felt was the Earth’s pull on her body.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
