Players ran back and forth.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the players moved during the game, running quickly from one end of the field to the other.

Choice of Words: Players are people who play sports or games. Ran is the past tense of run, which means to move quickly on foot. Back and forth mean in one direction and then the other.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The players ran back and forth.
• Players ran back and forth on the field.
• The players run and pass the ball back and forth.
• The elephant's trunk swayed back and forth as it ran.
• The elephant's tail swished back and forth as it ran.
• The swings creaked and groaned as they swayed back and forth.
• 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.