see-saw in English

noun
1
a long plank balanced in the middle on a fixed support, on each end of which children sit and swing up and down by pushing the ground alternately with their feet.
synonyms:teeter-totter
verb
1
change rapidly and repeatedly from one position, situation, or condition to another and back again.
the market seesawed as rumors spread of an imminent cabinet reshuffle
noun
verb

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "see-saw" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "see-saw", or refer to the context using the word "see-saw" in the English Dictionary.

1. bascule, earlier Bacule see-saw, f

2. Prices see-saw according to demand.

3. Can we go on the see-saw?

4. A see-saw balances at its fulcrum.

5. Changing demand causes a see-saw in prices.

6. This puts us on a delicately balanced see-saw.

7. 16 Changing demand causes a see-saw in prices.

8. This tactic is also sometimes referred to as a see-saw.

9. Let's picture your risk of Alzheimer's as a see-saw scale.

10. The match was a see-saw battle between the two teams.

11. One end of the see-saw goes up while the other end goes down.

12. World War I had been a desperate see-saw battle up till its closing days.

13. The Muslim conquest of Sicily was a see-saw affair and met with much resistance.

14. To your right will be a see-saw with beanie caps sitting at each end.

15. Big garden with 450 square meters, triangular, so the more see-saw of high road near distance!

16. Children came out to play see-saw with an old plank they had found at the roadside.

17. Those cars with all those springs that rock back and forwards like a see-saw when you put the brakes on.

18. The historical process is therefore likely to be more like a shifting see-saw as the balance of development switches between different regions.

19. There are plenty of other games we have yet to try: see saw, rollerblading, snowboarding (over grass), and jogging through an obstacle course.

20. The Burghers pulled out a 27-25 win in the fifth and final set to win a see-saw match against Granville on Monday

21. The structure of SF4 can therefore be anticipated using the principles of VSEPR theory: it is a see-saw shape, with S at the center.