oscillating

Example Sentences

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Round number theory has been in play, with shares oscillating between $300 and $400 since breaking into that range late last May.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

When lithium niobate vibrates, it produces oscillating electric fields, and those electric fields can also trigger vibrations.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2026

I couldn’t center the clay on my wheel, causing it to wobble uncontrollably as I also struggled to control the wheel’s speed, oscillating between going too slow and too fast.

From Salon • May 25, 2025

Tom ended up oscillating between GIP and routine levels of care at our inpatient hospice facility, therefore intermittently needing to pay the room and board costs.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025

Doctors came running up from every direction with needles, lights, tubes, rubber mallets and oscillating metal tines.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller