oscillate

In a sentence

Six example sentences with oscillate, each labelled with its topic.

• Hang the weight on the spring and it will oscillate for nearly a minute before friction finally stops it.

  Science

• The reed inside the clarinet oscillates thousands of times a second, and that flutter is what your ear hears.

  Music

• The fan head oscillates slowly across the server rack, pushing warm air toward the vent on the far wall.

  Technology

• The share price oscillated between forty and forty five dollars for six months, frustrating anyone waiting for a trend.

  Finance

• Oil prices oscillate between boom and glut, and each swing reshapes the budgets of exporting countries.

  Economics

• Her mood oscillated between excitement and dread in the week before the exam, swinging several times a day.

  Psychology

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