pendulumin a sentence
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Now the pendulum has swung the other direction and voters are demanding change.pendulum = shifting weight (of opinion)
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The pendulum in the antique clock swung steadily back and forth, marking the passing seconds.pendulum = swinging weight (literally)
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The pendulum of public opinion can change rapidly during a crisis.pendulum = shifting weight (of opinion)
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Increase the swing of the pendulum, increase, increase, come up and bear against that point of furthest balance— increase—increase— "Heave!" (source)pendulum = something heavy that swings back and forth
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The familiar pendulum swing was to happen once more, and then stop. (source)pendulum = change to the opposite direction
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The measured movement of the pendulum disturbed them not at all. (source)pendulum = a weight hanging from a fixed location so that the weight swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity -- such as is seen in some mechanical clocks
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His tie is a pendulum, long dead in its clock.† (source)
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Physics has had great success at describing certain kinds of behavior: planets in orbit, spacecraft going to the moon, pendulums and springs and rolling balls, that sort of thing.† (source)
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He pulled his belt from the loops of his pants and held it with the buckle end penduluming back and forth by the floor.† (source)
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The pendulum had long stopped, and the weight hung still like a solid rock between the tall pillars.† (source)
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The hard part for them back then was inventing a clock that would work on a boat (pendulums don't work on boats).† (source)
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He swayed his index finger back and forth like a pendulum when he said this.† (source)
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And I am sure that, as all pendulums reverse their swing, so eventually will the swollen cities rupture like dehiscent wombs and disperse their children back to the countryside.† (source)
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And it was true, the brass pendulum swinging back and forth did look like a tongue, licking the lips of an invisible mouth.† (source)
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Coming through the door into the kitchen, he saw the pots and pans swinging like pendulums from their hooks.† (source)
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Inserting it into the keyhole, the Count wound the clock to its limit, set the time, and gave the pendulum a nudge, thinking: Let the old man keep time for a few hours more.† (source)
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