How to Use back-and-forth in a Sentence

back-and-forth

1 of 2 noun

• But the back-and-forth didn’t stop there.
  — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
• There isn’t any bad blood that’s been sparked from the back-and-forth.
  — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2026
• Just a little bit of back-and-forth like that.
  — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
• Then came the back-and-forth touchdown swap.
  — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
• Fans can't get enough of the funny back-and-forth.
  — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
• After some more back-and-forth, Smug jumped back in.
  — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
• The game then turned into a back-and-forth battle.
  — Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025
• There was a back-and-forth between player and coach.
  — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
• There wasn’t a lot of back-and-forth arguing.
  — Eric Adler may 14, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
• This was a back-and-forth affair for much of the second half.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2025
• That had a lot to do with me and my back-and-forth with sobriety.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2023
• Here's what to know about the ongoing back-and-forth.
  — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
• Neither side led by more than two goals in a back-and-forth battle.
  — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2023
• And those tense early minutes set the tone for a back-and-forth game.
  — Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
• The two teams fought to the finish in a thrilling back-and-forth contest.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
• And many of you are gracious enough to engage with me in a back-and-forth.
  — Vulture, 2 Nov. 2023
• For most of the night, the two teams traded blows in a back-and-forth contest.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
• Why the back-and-forth arrangement?
  — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
• The game was a true back-and-forth affair with 15 lead changes and nine ties.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2023
• Watch the co-hosts’ back-and-forth in the video above, then drop your comments below.
  — Gabriela Silva, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
• And the two have made that contrast clear with their public back-and-forth over the years.
  — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 2 July 2026
• The Ducks scored four goals in a back-and-forth third period.
  — Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
• By this point, I was exhausted by the whole back-and-forth.
  — Eddie Huang, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2025
• Their back-and-forth banter adds to the playfulness of the record.
  — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 27 June 2025
• The back-and-forth got a massive laugh from the audience.
  — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
• The public back-and-forth continued for more than a week.
  — Laura Kelly, The Hill, 4 May 2026
• After a back-and-forth first half hour, the Timbers broke through.
  — oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2023
• Luckily, the back-and-forth banter was all in fun and for a good cause.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2023
• His back-and-forth with the Dodgers fans dates back several years.
  — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
• Servite lead 42-28 after a back-and-forth first half.
  — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025

back and forth

2 of 2 adverb

• The chair rocked back and forth.
• The children were shuttled back and forth between school and home.
• There’s a lot of back and forth.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
• There was some crazy back and forth.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
• How much back and forth was there?
  — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
• There was a lot of back and forth.
  — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 18 June 2026
• Don't rock back and forth, just one.
  — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026
• He's gone back and forth on this though.
  — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
• So, there was a lot of back and forth.
  — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 May 2026
• There was a lot of back and forth on that.
  — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
• So, there has been a lot of back and forth.
  — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
• There was a lot of just back and forth with that.
  — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
• Her tail would flick—back and forth like a metronome.
  — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
• The whole process was about six months of back and forth.
  — Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 9 June 2026
• There'll be some back and forth, Martha.
  — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
• This will help your car move back and forth a few feet.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
• There was a lot of back and forth about what line would be drawn.
  — Claire B. Wofford, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2024
• People are tired of the back and forth.
  — Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026
• Her head followed them back and forth.
  — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
• The back and forth about him smoking weed.
  — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
• James was rocking back and forth on his heels.
  — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
• To check, gently bend a twig back and forth.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
• Some emails are just funny lines back and forth.
  — Annabelle Gurwitch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
• Some fidget in their seats or rock back and forth.
  — Lisa Hughes, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
• Who doesn’t want to tune in and see those two guys go back and forth?
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2021
• There have been huge swings back and forth in this series.
  — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 29 May 2026
• Gary Reid drives his sons back and forth to the high school.
  — Larry Seward, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
• Some marched back and forth in front of their houses and farms.
  — Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
• Just going back and forth with him has been fun over the years.
  — cleveland, 31 Dec. 2021
• And this back and forth doesn't serve people like them at all.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024