How to Use yo-yo in a Sentence
yo-yo
noun-
Izzo’s team, meanwhile, has been a yo-yo since beginning the season ranked in the top five of both polls.
— Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2024 -
That Tom was a yo-yo expert was perfectly in tune with his character.
— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023 -
And even though stopping them won’t pose an additional risk to your health, using them for short term weight loss can be little more than a newfangled yo-yo diet.
— Garrett Munce, Town & Country, 12 May 2023 -
Terms such as escalator, aspirin and yo-yo became so common that their trademarks were canceled.
— Emily Heil, Washington Post, 18 July 2023 -
Think of playing with a yo-yo on a down escalator, up-and-down movement but generally pushing lower.
— Lance Lambert, Fortune, 20 July 2023 -
There will also be vendor booths, live entertainment, food and drink and opportunities to meet with other yo-yo lovers.
— The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024 -
Coffee also causes a blood sugar yo-yo, says Sepel, due to a link between adrenaline, cortisol, and insulin.
— Hannah Coates, Glamour, 8 Nov. 2023 -
Saturday is kids day at the ranch, with bubble-making, professional yo-yo competitors, face painting and BMX performances.
— The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024 -
The pandemic’s disruptions to jobs, wages and living conditions caused a yo-yo effect in housing markets in many countries, including Sweden, Britain, Canada and Australia.
— Natasha Frost, New York Times, 19 June 2023 -
Rather than bring down rates and risk a yo-yo effect, rates will likely remain high as the economy continues to re-regulate towards a level of inflation consumers (plus investors and politicians) can be comfortable with.
— Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023 -
The system functions like a yo-yo, performing erratically depending on whether the economy is booming or busting.
— George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023 -
Last month, Taiwanese authorities detained five people, including a Chinese yo-yo instructor, on suspicion of spying for China.
— Time, 2 Aug. 2023 -
Izzo’s team, meanwhile, has been a yo-yo since beginning the season ranked in the top five of both polls.
— Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2024 -
That Tom was a yo-yo expert was perfectly in tune with his character.
— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023 -
And even though stopping them won’t pose an additional risk to your health, using them for short term weight loss can be little more than a newfangled yo-yo diet.
— Garrett Munce, Town & Country, 12 May 2023 -
Terms such as escalator, aspirin and yo-yo became so common that their trademarks were canceled.
— Emily Heil, Washington Post, 18 July 2023 -
Think of playing with a yo-yo on a down escalator, up-and-down movement but generally pushing lower.
— Lance Lambert, Fortune, 20 July 2023 -
There will also be vendor booths, live entertainment, food and drink and opportunities to meet with other yo-yo lovers.
— The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024 -
Coffee also causes a blood sugar yo-yo, says Sepel, due to a link between adrenaline, cortisol, and insulin.
— Hannah Coates, Glamour, 8 Nov. 2023 -
Saturday is kids day at the ranch, with bubble-making, professional yo-yo competitors, face painting and BMX performances.
— The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024 -
The pandemic’s disruptions to jobs, wages and living conditions caused a yo-yo effect in housing markets in many countries, including Sweden, Britain, Canada and Australia.
— Natasha Frost, New York Times, 19 June 2023 -
Rather than bring down rates and risk a yo-yo effect, rates will likely remain high as the economy continues to re-regulate towards a level of inflation consumers (plus investors and politicians) can be comfortable with.
— Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023 -
The system functions like a yo-yo, performing erratically depending on whether the economy is booming or busting.
— George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023 -
Last month, Taiwanese authorities detained five people, including a Chinese yo-yo instructor, on suspicion of spying for China.
— Time, 2 Aug. 2023 -
Izzo’s team, meanwhile, has been a yo-yo since beginning the season ranked in the top five of both polls.
— Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2024 -
That Tom was a yo-yo expert was perfectly in tune with his character.
— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023 -
And even though stopping them won’t pose an additional risk to your health, using them for short term weight loss can be little more than a newfangled yo-yo diet.
— Garrett Munce, Town & Country, 12 May 2023 -
Terms such as escalator, aspirin and yo-yo became so common that their trademarks were canceled.
— Emily Heil, Washington Post, 18 July 2023 -
Think of playing with a yo-yo on a down escalator, up-and-down movement but generally pushing lower.
— Lance Lambert, Fortune, 20 July 2023 -
There will also be vendor booths, live entertainment, food and drink and opportunities to meet with other yo-yo lovers.
— The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
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