How to Use on-again, off-again in a Sentence

on-again, off-again

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• The on-again, off-again peace deal with Iran is on again.
  — Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 18 June 2026
• The city would serve as his on-again, off-again home base for the next six decades.
  — Terry Nguyen, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
• The pair were then seemingly on-again, off-again.
  — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
• It’s been on-again, off-again for twenty years and counting.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
• From there, the two had an on-again, off-again relationship.
  — Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
• Dun and Ryan's relationship was on-again, off-again for some time.
  — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
• As for the on-again, off-again nature of their relationship?
  — Emma Banks, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
• Meganne Young played Rachel, Lee’s on-again, off-again girlfriend.
  — Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
• Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs have made that pinning down the exact start of his trade war a bit tricky.
  — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
• Global fuel prices have fallen somewhat amid the on-again, off-again ceasefire.
  — Michael Loria, USA Today, 10 July 2026
• From there, the actors maintained an on-again, off-again relationship over the next few years.
  — Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
• The on-again, off-again nature of the conflict could delay oil demand’s bounce-back even further.
  — David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
• Over the next five years, Peters had two more children while battling on-again, off-again symptoms.
  — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
• But destroying morale and stirring chaos with on-again, off-again layoffs is certainly not the way to do it.
  — The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
• My ten-year-old daughter’s iPad has an on-again, off-again relationship with my laptop.
  — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
• Peters and Roberts were on-again, off-again from 2012 to 2019.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
• Here is what the polls are showing Americans think of the president amid the on-again, off-again world trade war.
  — Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
• Oil prices have swung dramatically over recent weeks in response to on-again, off-again fighting.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 July 2026
• Teddy entered in season six, beginning an endless on-again, off-again cycle.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
• Last month, Aaron Boone said that Stanton suffered a setback in his on-again, off-again rehab.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
• The jazz musician/bar owner proved to be a welcome respite from her on-again, off-again situation with Big.
  — Nicole Briese, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
• And Jahara Malik, Yahkeim’s on-again, off-again girlfriend, would be the reason why.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
• But oil prices have been turbulent this year, particularly since the on-again, off-again war in Iran started.
  — Hillary Jackson, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
• This on-again, off-again behavior could be a missing link in Earth's early evolution, the researchers said.
  — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 30 Nov. 2025
• Kelso and Jackie were in an on-again, off-again relationship throughout the series.
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Mar. 2026
• After many years of on-again, off-again rumors, the tech giant finally opened its doors along Woodward Ave.
  — Brian Manzullo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
• The other duo on staff is on-again, off-again couple Marcus Johnson and Kim Suarez.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
• The actors played the on-again, off-again couple Jackie Burkhart and Michael Kelso.
  — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
• The on-again, off-again couple have been dating for over a decade and have (mostly) worked out the kinks of joking about their relationship in public.
  — Emma Banks, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
• Their on-again, off-again relationship has been mired in cheating rumors, which are a central plot point in the TV show.
  — Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026