to and fro
Example Sentences
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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
It's not like in America where you have that public to-and-fro.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2021
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
