go back and forth

Example Sentences

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The two did a nice job portraying teenagers who go back and forth from sincere to ridiculously immature, but the best part was their horror when Jost fired back.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Filing confidentially allows a company and the SEC to go back and forth on the listing without disclosing sensitive information until later in the process, when the listing is eventually made public.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

If they go back and forth between two houses and merely cited a “marital home” in the documents, that would create confusion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

It’s the kind of archivism that will make you go back and forth between the alternates and the album track, comparing and contrasting minute differences in vocal inflection.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

Aunt Pooh and Scrap go back and forth about the Crown.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas