Tap each wedge alternately to spread the wood evenly in the eye.
(Or, alternately, to be exploited — the prevalence of sexual assault as a weapon of war cannot be overlooked).
In the double-acting engine, steam from the boiler is admitted alternately to each side of the piston.
Jumps fly alternately to right and left in unpredictable ways; steps linger affectionately and then explode exultantly.
Ms. Misir carried a dish towel that she used alternately to fan her face and mop it.
The instrumentalists seemed to respond alternately to the wordless singing and to Mr. Layton's steadily pummeled bass.
They pass over one and under the other of two long bridges, sloping alternately to right and left to facilitate rapid playing with the light beaters.
Émile is a book that seems to appeal alternately to the republican ethic of The Social Contract and the aristocratic ethic of The New Eloise.
He then continues to deal alternately to either side of the card already placed, announcing the cumulative total with each card dealt.
In Frayn's theatrical shorthand, where characters talk alternately to one another and to us, ideas are narrated, not demonstrated, which, for me, is a theatrical limitation.
As he used his right hand alternately to slap his guitar strings for a beat, then to fingerpick, he displayed a virtuosity that seemed effortless.
