Sentence examples for back and forth alternately from inspiring English sources

Time and again, the administration appeared to tack back and forth, alternately describing Mr. Mubarak as a stalwart ally and then a foe of meaningful political change.

They get two rooms in a hotel in Des Moines, and Earl runs back and forth, alternately making love to Dorothy and interpreting his song for the persona.

Playing these two alternately will provide the back-and-forth kind of sound featured in the introduction to "Mad World".

"A back-and-forth debate raged across Twitter Monday afternoon, with various factions of Anonymous alternately cheering and decrying the planned attack.

The back-and-forth continues for weeks.

It's a back-and-forth conversation.

The key difference between ALL-Laser MBE and conventional PLD or laser MBE is the use of separate oxide targets—instead of using a compound target of SrTiO3, targets of SrO and TiO2 are switched back and forth as they are alternately ablated by a UV laser beam.

A cameraman was sliding back and forth on a trolley, alternately taking footage of Barnaby and a fellow wrapped in a wet blanket.

Moving through all the possibilities of layering and sequence, first in graphite and then in colored pencil, the works swing back and forth between symmetry and randomness, alternately confounding and reassuring the senses.

Nolan plays mischievously with the plot he has so deftly set up, moving back and forth in time and mood, alternately revealing and concealing information, as if he were toying with a kaleidoscope.

It used a needle, pointed at each end, with an eye in the middle, and pincers to alternately draw the needle back and forth.