Example Sentences

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Cleveland was alternating Garrett from one side to the other by series.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023

Breen was alternating in Hyundai's third car with Spaniard Dani Sordo this year and was scheduled to make his second appearance of the WRC season in Croatia.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

I didn’t get to see any of the parade that year because I was alternating between yelling and sobbing and texting my friends about how terrible it all was.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2018

Witnesses said Dunn was alternating between yelling about himself, love and God, and freestyle rapping.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2018

I could feel her poor little heart fluttering wildly, and knew that her face was alternating from red to white beneath the mask.

From The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes by Zangwill, Israel