Example Sentences

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Culturally, hyper-machismo has oscillated from cool to lame to ironically cool and back again for decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Even though the stock-bond correlation has oscillated widely over the years, this ratio has remained remarkably constant — as you can see from the chart above.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Since then, the president has oscillated between saying the US has already won the war and that the military campaign will continue for a number of weeks, usually ranging between two and six.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The Korean won has oscillated between a sharp appreciation in the first half of last year and then a deep depreciation in the second.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

The wilful stream has oscillated with something like periodical regularity from side to side of the Shantung promontory, and sometimes it has flowed with a divided current, converting that territory into an island.

From The Awakening of China by Martin, W. A. P. (William Alexander Parsons)