Example Sentences

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The transportation authority said in a later post that eastbound and westbound traffic were alternating turns on the eastbound bridge, but the westbound bridge remained closed.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2024

The Ministry of Emergency Management warned on Monday that parts of China were "alternating between drought and flood" and urged vigilance this week in monitoring dried-up riverbeds being inundated by intense rain.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2022

During the late 1960s, even as Didion and Dunne were alternating month to month on “Points West,” they were hustling film projects.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2021

The Toronto Raptors were alternating defenses when Beal operated as the ballhandler in pick-and-roll plays.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2018

The children in question were alternating between the chills and hot flashes of a bad case of sunburn.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith