How to Use back-and-forth in a Sentence

back-and-forth

1 of 2 noun

• Books The back-and-forth over ‘The Blind Side’ misses the big picture.
  — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• This should be done in a short, quick back-and-forth motion.
  — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 10 June 2023
• Expect to see more back-and-forth moves between the US and Nvidia in the months ahead.
  — Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 13 Nov. 2023
• And many of you are gracious enough to engage with me in a back-and-forth.
  — Vulture, 2 Nov. 2023
• And those tense early minutes set the tone for a back-and-forth game.
  — Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
• After a back-and-forth first half hour, the Timbers broke through.
  — oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2023
• The back-and-forth continues until about the 58-minute mark.
  — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
• Luckily, the back-and-forth banter was all in fun and for a good cause.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2023
• After a back-and-forth first quarter, Duke used a four-goal run to build a 7-4 lead.
  — USA TODAY, 27 May 2023
• Trump telephoned his adversary, and the two had a fiery back-and-forth.
  — David Freedlander, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
• Neither side led by more than two goals in a back-and-forth battle.
  — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2023
• The back-and-forth comes at a critical moment for Mejia.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
• Then, the back-and-forth between her and Mitchell continued on.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
• Forbes chronicled their back-and-forth for the top spot more than a dozen times just last month alone.
  — Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
• The move has led to a tense back-and-forth with the show’s venue, which taunted the Virginia native online.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• The team says the director’s hands-on role in the VFX helped with planning, reduced the back-and-forth and streamlined the work.
  — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
• He also has been locked in a bizarre legal back-and-forth with Disney for the past year.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 28 Sep. 2023
• For the second straight year, the Warriors gave up a late-game touchdown to Milford in a back-and-forth game.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2023
• The team’s first eight practices of fall camp have featured back-and-forth plays from the offense and defense.
  — oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2023
• The first round was pretty back-and-forth between the combatants.
  — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 July 2023
• Then, after a few moments of back-and-forth, Chambers takes a long drag from his blunt.
  — David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
• The third quarter was a wild, back-and-forth affair — just the way the second quarter ended.
  — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• Three straight doubles in the seventh swung a back-and-forth game in Oregon’s favor for good.
  — oregonlive, 2 June 2023
• After several minutes of back-and-forth, the deputies pried the woman’s hands apart and took the child from her arms.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
• Has that back-and-forth impacted the creative process for season 2 in any way?
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 23 June 2023
• The back-and-forth is a mere microcosm of the culture wars ripping our country apart.
  — Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
• Somebody who can have a back-and-forth with me. Describe a typical day for you now.
  — Julie Jordan, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
• In a back-and-forth affair, the Coyotes displayed a spirited response not seen in the last three games.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
• When public comment about the censure was over, Holt and Ross engaged in a heated back-and-forth.
  — Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 15 Feb. 2024
• After years of back-and-forth, the tide is turning, and the science of reading movement is sweeping the nation.
  — Theara Coleman, theweek, 17 Jan. 2024

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back and forth

2 of 2 adverb

• The chair rocked back and forth.
• The children were shuttled back and forth between school and home.
• Things were yo-yoing back and forth right up to the 11th hour.
  — Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
• Pull it tight and move it back and forth within the guide.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Dec. 2023
• Rock your rolling pin back and forth over the parchment to flatten the dough.
  — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
• Despite the back and forth, Belushi filed for divorce in 2021.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
• Roll the roller from the jaw to the cheekbone and repeat, avoiding moving the roller back and forth.
  — Lauren Manaker, Health, 27 Mar. 2023
• Protect your hands with work gloves or use grilling tongs to scrape the foil back and forth across the grates.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 3 July 2023
• What is the back and forth before the explosion (if any)?
  — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
• It’s been a really good camp in regards to the back and forth.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 14 Aug. 2023
• The game moved back and forth: The U.S. scored in the first 10 minutes of the match, and the English scored about 10 minutes later.
  — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 25 July 2023
• There is no cell service in most of the park, and the men spent three hours driving back and forth on the road.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
• There's more to med ball training than just tossing the ball back and forth.
  — David Otey, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
• In the cottage, Hinton stood and strolled, ranging back and forth behind the kitchen counter and around the first floor.
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
• After talking back and forth, the two met in person in New York.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
• To use the sled, push the router, equipped with a flattening bit, back and forth, trimming off a thin slice of the board below.
  — Jean Levasseur, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2023
• These are these voters that have been going back and forth on Trump for some time.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2023
• Kane rocked back and forth with Kingsley in his arms as Katelyn sang her part of their 2022 duet.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024
• Or keep going back and forth an hour until the sun explodes?
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• Instead, they are swept back and forth across a range of frequencies.
  — Michael Watts, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2023
• The procedure included a lot of shaking, the skillet tugged back and forth over the heat as the corn popped.
  — Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• Poor Lisa was up there, though, clutching the ironing board and gamely pushing the iron back and forth.
  — Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024
• Soon, the two started to email back and forth before making plans to meet up in person.
  — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
• But the messages back and forth with Guillermo became a highlight of his day.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
• The ride will be 17 stories tall, and riders will sit in a swinging disk that will glide back and forth at up to 75 mph.
  — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2023
• Think about the insecurity, the ego, all of that switching back and forth.
  — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
• His time with the Orioles came across three stints as he’s been shuttled back and forth between Triple-A and the majors.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2023
• The back and forth came two days after a shooter killed three students and three adults in a school in Nashville, Tenn.
  — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
• The back and forth persisted as Cooper remained in the car and rolled up her window.
  — Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 15 Aug. 2023
• In Venezuela, users would hold RSV in their wallets either to transfer back and forth or use it in stores.
  — Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 3 July 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024