How to Use switchback in a Sentence

switchback

noun

• The Yazidi man ran to the car, jumped in and drove it up the switchbacks.
  — The New York Times, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2016
• The four-mile out-and-back trail is short but steep and full of switchbacks.
  — Jeff Ficker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2023
• The switchbacks up the south flank are clear of snow, with great views across to Lake Almanor.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 14 Aug. 2019
• Turn in, and climb a rocky series of switchbacks as the trail rises.
  — Charles Fleming, latimes.com, 12 July 2019
• The car drove the switchback streets down to central Florence.
  — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2017
• As the steward poured me a white wine, the carriages rattled and swayed around the switchbacks.
  — Tom Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2023
• Other, smaller trails branch off as the series of 11 switchbacks climbs the face of the cliff.
  — oregonlive, 8 May 2023
• In the strange switchback of their lives, Per and Jakobe each redefined the meaning of luck.
  — James Wood, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2019
• His face is rugged, with a nose that moves this way and that, like a switchback trail, to suggest his past.
  — Steve Volk, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2022
• Cross this bridge, go up the hill and follow the switchback bend at the top onto the southern ridge of the Mayor’s Loop.
  — Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 June 2021
• Meanwhile, the park's switchback slide has twists and turns down a curved tunnel.
  — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 21 Jan. 2023
• The 3-ish-mile loop, on the west side of the highway, switchbacks through redwoods and tops out with views of the Pacific.
  — Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 6 Sep. 2019
• Pressing on to the very south of Lazio, a switchback road leads to the Abbey of Montecassino.
  — Katie Parla, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2018
• Less than a quarter mile away, up a switchback fire road, the Temescal Canyon Trail begins.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022
• Turn into a sharp set of switchbacks at speed and the effort will become heavier to match the job.
  — Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 19 Mar. 2013
• Within a short distance, the trail makes a sharp turn to the right and begins a downhill plunge on long switchbacks.
  — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 16 May 2018
• View Photos While in the mountains, enjoy the switchbacks.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
• The steering needs more feel, and the brakes could use more fade resistance for onslaughts of switchbacks.
  — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 14 May 2023
• On paper, the Sorento SX appears to be set up for switchbacks.
  — Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2013
• After racing through the gut and gully, runners can descend down the cliff, switchbacks or roots to reach the street.
  — Author: Kat Sorensen, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2019
• And for everyone who still wants to drive for the thrill of the switchback and the freedom of the open road, there will be a Slingshot, or some descendent of it.
  — Alex Davies, WIRED, 4 July 2018
• Here’s where the route begins a moderate climb on long switchbacks.
  — Mare Czinar, azcentral, 5 Dec. 2019
• In front of us, a man in shorts, flip-flops and a straw hat zigzagged across the pavement, making his own switchbacks to moderate the incline.
  — Michelle Jarboe, cleveland.com, 20 Dec. 2017
• At around 3,000 feet, the ride becomes a series of switchbacks, and the grade is fairly consistent.
  — Michele Shapiro, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2018
• Over the last month, the jet stream has resembled a switchback trail, causing weather pileups around the globe.
  — Ned Kleiner, Star Tribune, 28 July 2021
• The switchback stair going to the lower level also functions as the pantry, just seven steps away from the kitchen.
  — Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
• This is the moment to mention that Lombard's eight switchback turns were created in the 1920s.
  — Christopher Reynolds, latimes.com, 30 Apr. 2017
• After a chunky narrow chute came the moment of truth and pucker: a nearly 180-degree switchback on the precipice of a cliff.
  — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 10 Nov. 2022
• This region is filled with cliff towns and castles that are so fun to drive to, navigating the switchbacks and sharp turns.
  — Matt Hranek, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2018
• With the sun low over the Pacific, surfers schlepped their boards up and down the long switchback trail connecting the clifftop parking lot with the beach below.
  — Paul Kvinta, Outside Online, 13 Dec. 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024