Example Sentences

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Bonds are like seesaws: The yield falls when the price rises.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 22, 2025

His performance as Seth Milchick in Season 2 of “Severance” showcases his range, as his character seesaws from a cheery to chilling middle manager.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

Of course, trebuchets differed from seesaws in a few ways.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

The ocean seesaws between these states every two to seven years, though the past three years unusually saw three back-to-back La Niñas.

From Scientific American • Jun. 21, 2023

It had tennis courts, parking lots and a children’s section with swings and slide and sandbox and seesaws.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt