alternately

/ ɔːlˈtɜːnɪtlɪ /

adverb

1. in an alternating sequence or position

Example Sentences

McVay alternately described it as “a strange game” and “a weird day.”

From Los Angeles Times

Early returns in downballot contests also reflect where Orange County stands politically, swaying alternately between red and blue.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s an alternately tender and forbidding set of electronic rock jams slathered with digital effects and suffused with thoughts of collapse both personal and political.

From Los Angeles Times

They alternately layered scoops of one ingredient or a sprinkle of another onto pieces of pink paper laid out on the counter top.

From Los Angeles Times

The 36-year-old college professor said as much after she was eliminated from the Paris Games’ breaking competition that left viewers alternately befuddled, delighted and enraged due to its confident awkwardness.

From Salon

Related Words

• infrequently
• occasionally
• periodically