oscillate
verb (used without object)
to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
have oscillated
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present perfectof oscillate.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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International oil prices have oscillated under $90 a barrel in recent days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The IMF released the last crucial tranche of $1.1 billion to Islamabad in August but since then, discussions between the two parties have oscillated due to Pakistan’s reluctance to impose new tax measures.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
Kazakh authorities have oscillated between cracking down on protesters and giving in to some demands.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2022
Those who have spoken to reporters have oscillated between acknowledging the group’s losses and insisting that such losses were only temporary.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2019
This personage would have made a good figure to support a pendulum, for the dial would have naturally been placed on his face, and the balance-wheel would have oscillated at its ease in his chest.
From A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories by Jules Verne
