How to Use pendulum in a Sentence

pendulum

noun
  • By the 1960s, the pendulum was ready to swing the other way.
    New York Times, 9 Nov. 2021
  • And this pendulum has swung back and forth over the decades.
    and David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Think about how much the pendulum has swung in the last 12 months.
    Tim Hagen, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • As the decades pass, the pendulum swings between hard and soft regimes.
    Ian McEwan, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Conceal the pendulums, delete the axes, and just watch the point zip around the 4D space.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
  • By the mid-1980s, though, the pendulum of fashion had swung again.
    New York Times, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Of course, the clock runs slower as the pendulum gets longer.
    Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
  • But with news that Rodgers was out for the game, the pendulum swung back the other way in a big way.
    Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Users can remove the pendulum to place it on a shelf or hang it on a wall.
    Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2021
  • The recent strike is just one swing of the pendulum in a long struggle.
    Adam Hanft, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Or will the pendulum swing back the other way, as it as done for most of the season?
    Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022
  • In my mind, the reaction was to swing the pendulum to the other side.
    Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 29 Apr. 2022
  • The decisions of whether the pendulum has swung too much to one side and should move back to the other side.
    Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Sure, the pendulum could swing back a bit to Democrats, and the midterms may not be as bad for them as last Tuesday.
    David Paleologos, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2021
  • There has been such inequity for so long and now the pendulum must swing the other way.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The cart stands in for the mug, and the pendulum represents the sloshing coffee.
    Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2022
  • The pendulum in the tech industry has swung from boom to bust in a matter of weeks.
    Prayag Narula, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • If the speed is low enough, the pendulum will oscillate back and forth.
    Leila Sloman, WIRED, 5 May 2024
  • In the bottom of the fifth, the pendulum really swung for Scappoose.
    Nikstreng, oregonlive, 4 June 2023
  • Until then, see you next time the pendulum swings back.
    IEEE Spectrum, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Perhaps one day the pendulum will swing back the other way.
    Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2022
  • While the common trend is for people to use too much soap, the pendulum can swing both ways.
    Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The knee was a simple hinge, making the lower leg and foot act like a pendulum.
    Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Some fund managers fear the pendulum has swung too far the other way.
    Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Where should the pendulum come to rest in a post-pandemic sales world?
    Forrester, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021
  • By the time the clock reached zeroes, the pendulum had swung for Michigan’s defense.
    Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The pendulum swung too far, and it’s swung back only a little.
    Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2024
  • But the pendulum began to swing the other wat that night in Lincoln.
    Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The way the offensive pendulum has shifted, his numbers could stand the test of time.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • A lot of this is knee-jerk excuse-making, and the pendulum will swing back somewhat over the course of Trump’s second term.
    Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024

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