Sentencedict.com
 Directly to word page Vague search(google)
Home > To and fro in a sentence

To and fro in a sentence

  up(10)  down(13)
Sentence count:86+2Posted:2017-01-23Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: back and forthbackward and forwardSimilar words: loangroantoastmoaningmilquetoasttake into accountsend forhandfulMeaning: adv. moving from one place to another and back again. 
Random good picture Not show
31. They bustled to and fro across the dock and swarmed on and off the ships.
32. Behind it, when he was in session, George would swing to and fro in his green leather swivel armchair smoking a cigar.
33. Throughout our long conversation his head is constantly in motion, eyes darting to and fro consciously avoiding my gaze.
34. Its larvae bore voraciously to and fro along the grain of the wood, generally under a thin, intact surface.
35. We all began to rock to and fro and feel more cheerful; all except Wardlaw, that is.
36. The opened door jarred one, and they swung to and fro, bumping into each other like the elements of an executive toy.
37. It would not be safe to have you going to and fro between the steerage and our quarters.
38. Their heads were the size of flies and moved to and fro as they presumably spoke to one another.
39. When I returned, Jett was sitting exactly as I'd left him, hugging himself and rocking gently to and fro.
40. The goldfish shuttled to and fro, beneath the flat leaves, and there was an hour longer for them to sit there.
41. The boy in front of her is chewing gum; his jaws rotate with the same motion as hers: to and fro, to and fro.
42. No more safe trotting to and fro from the convent.
43. Carla and Nick were sitting on the grass, languidly tossing Sara's frisbee to and fro.
44. As you would expect, that approach required lots of telephone coordination, paperwork, and going to and fro.
45. Of course you could also be looking for work at home, where the ability to travel to and fro is immaterial.
46. Later in the morning the sightseers walk to and fro[sentencedict.com/to and fro.html], gaping at the white luxury yachts.
47. Putting this more precisely, the proper time taken by light to pass to and fro between two fixed points in spaces oscillates.
48. I ran to and fro from the kitchen for some time with saucepans and kettles of boiling water.
49. The gangplank that linked the slipway to the boat shifted to and fro with a grating sound.
50. She smelled the salt, and imagined the dock rocking gently to and fro.
51. The title of the abandoned book whose pages still swung to and fro like undulating fronds of seaweed in a dead sea?
52. While Pottz tacked to and fro energetically seeking out the elusive peak, Richie dropped anchor and contemplated the horizon.
53. Chagrin and annoyance tossed her to and fro.
54. Those boats are prepared for waftage to and fro.
55. Buses go to and fro between the center of the city and the city limits.
56. I follow the stone steps up , ho , vacillating at first , I pace to and fro.
57. It's all about spatial awareness: Those who walk-n-surf tend to weave to and fro, making them impossible to pass on crowded or skinny sidewalks.
58. The book of Daniel states that in the last days people will be moving to and fro throughout the earth.
59. The bus travels to and fro between London and Brighton.
60. There the ships go to and fro , and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
More similar words: loangroantoastmoaningmilquetoasttake into accountsend forhandfulstand forgrandfatherfind faultback and forthand functionthe rank and filefirst and foremostfrownfromfrothfrontas fromfrowzyfar fromfrozencome fromaway fromfrontierfrom now onfree fromforefrontkeep from
Total 86, 30 Per page  2/3  «first  pre  next  last»  goto
Leave a comment
Welcome to leave a comment about this page!
Your name:
Latest commentsInto the comment page>>
More words