: backward and forward
also
: between two places or persons
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Examples of back-and-forth in a Sentence
Adverb
The chair rocked back and forth.
The children were shuttled back and forth between school and home.
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Julia MacCary, Variety, 4 May 2024
The playful back-and-forth began when McCarthy posted two pics on Instagram on Monday taken at the Pastels Center Theatre Group gala with Hairspray director Adam Shankman.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 May 2024
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Noun
The comment comes after a string of social media back-and-forths concerning the biopic that is now in development at Warner Bros. subsidiary the Wolper Organization with writer Jordan Allen-Dutton attached.
—Julia MacCary, Variety, 4 May 2024
The playful back-and-forth began when McCarthy posted two pics on Instagram on Monday taken at the Pastels Center Theatre Group gala with Hairspray director Adam Shankman.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for back-and-forth
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“Back-and-forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-and-forth. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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