zigzag
noun
a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
has zigzagged
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present perfectof zigzag (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since her election, Clayton has zigzagged across the state to meet with party leaders, precinct chairs, volunteers and voters.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2023
He has reserved some of his strongest words of concern for the economy as the stock market - the principal talking point for his reelection effort - has zigzagged like a fever chart.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2020
While Harper made his major league debut in 2012 as a 19-year-old phenom, Fedde’s path has zigzagged.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2017
He has zigzagged from each trend into the next.
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2014
In the space of two seconds, my mind has zigzagged from her unwillingness to perform, to her history with the elephant tramp, to her lemonade thievery, and back to the cabbage patch.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
