Footballers kicked the ball back and forth.

Meaning: This sentence describes a common action in a football game, where players use their feet to pass the ball to each other.

Choice of Words: Kicked is the past tense of kick, which means to use your foot to hit something. Back and forth means moving in two directions, first one way and then the other.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The players run and pass the ball back and forth.
• They passed ball back and forth.
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• The swings creaked and groaned as they swung back and forth.
• The old clock's pendulum swung back and forth rhythmically.
• He nervously paced back and forth in the room.
• The grass swayed back and forth in the wind.
• The cat's tail swished back and forth curiously.
• Wind blows trees back and forth.
• Swings moved back and forth.