alternately

/ ɔːlˈtɜːnɪtlɪ /

adverb

1. in an alternating sequence or position

Example Sentences

Ms. Case’s songs spark with this kind of powerful but finite energy, which reflects the alternately joyful and melancholy arc of life itself.

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Bobby Krlic’s mournful score is alternately dreamy and eerie, the instrumental music abruptly cutting out in the middle of a hypnotic passage.

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Announcer Howard Cosell, known for his love of boxing and of himself, alternately tried to intervene and calm things down while doing a sort of play-by-play.

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The billionaire philanthropist has been alternately encouraged and frustrated with a team that has posted a winning record every season under his ownership, but has made early exits from the playoffs a habit.

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So I’ve been quarantined in a corner of the house, reaching alternately for Tylenol and the thermometer.

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Related Words

• infrequently www.thesaurus.com
• occasionally 
• periodically