to and fro
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Now motorcycles move constantly to and fro, carrying men, women, children and cargo,emptying the town of all remnants of civilization, even the roofs of the buildings.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Imagine if you’re a nominee, getting shuttled to and fro, shaking hands and making small talk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
The autumn operation exposed flaws too: The land couldn’t accommodate all the vehicles, said Lemmermann, and it consisted of noncontiguous plots, forcing Rheinmetall to bus soldiers to and fro.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
Team principal Frederic Vasseur characterises what is sometimes broadcast from the team radio as the standard to and fro between driver and engineer.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
Water carriers, just outside, their barrows laden with great tubs of water, passed to and fro all day, the water splashing out of the tubs upon the stones.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
The fixture began a turbulent period of to-and-fro between the sides.
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
When the ground began to shake, rocking her bed to-and-fro like a raft in a current, Temilade Openiyi briefly wondered if she was dreaming.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2024
Circe’s paws splayed out on the floor, her head shook to-and-fro and she drooled.
From Washington Times ● May 2, 2023
The pandemic might have something to do with accelerating the story shift; in real life, fathers have been taking a bigger role in the to-and-fro of family life during lockdown, and movies are catching up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
There is far less to-and-fro movement between the different groups than happened under capitalism or even in the pre-industrial ages.
From "1984" by George Orwell
