pendulum
Example Sentences
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I wouldn’t call it a pendulum swing, but at your alma mater, there’s real discussion happening right now at Dartmouth about what the purpose of different parts of the university are.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Levy: I always like to pull the pendulum back as far as possible.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The story of the labor market, which can sometimes resemble a pendulum, is more complicated.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
"What was unusual was the near absence of engagement during Hasina's tenure. The pendulum had swung too far in one direction; now it risks swinging too far in the other."
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Even after this, he thought up an idea for an escapement for a pendulum clock, which he described to his son Vincenzio, who actually built such a clock after Galileo died.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Vocabulary lists containing pendulum
Unit 1: Telling Details
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