seesaw
noun
a recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle.
had seesawed
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past perfectof seesaw.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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After Thursday’s victory, a Mets team that had seesawed its way through the first month to a 16-15 record felt like it was finally warming up.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2019
The first half had seesawed between two teams on polar ends of the state’s history, with Hereford reigning as Maryland’s most decorated public lacrosse team and Marriotts Ridge scrapping to etch into the history books.
From Washington Post ● May 23, 2018
He said that control of the four districts — Achin, Nazyan, Bati Kot and Spin Gar — had seesawed between the two groups.
From US News ● Dec. 15, 2015
The count began with Vermont Republican George Aiken's crisp anti-Administration "aye"; it had seesawed to a 13-13 tie by the time the clerk reached Douglas of Illinois.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fickle Fulcrum of Fortune had seesawed back again, this time with Penelope on the upward-bound seat.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
