How to Use on-again, off-again in a Sentence

on-again, off-again

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  • The on-again, off-again peace deal with Iran is on again.
    — Las Vegas Review-Journal, Twin Cities, 18 June 2026
  • The city would serve as his on-again, off-again home base for the next six decades.
    — Terry Nguyen, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The pair were then seemingly on-again, off-again.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • It’s been on-again, off-again for twenty years and counting.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
  • From there, the two had an on-again, off-again relationship.
    — Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
  • Dun and Ryan's relationship was on-again, off-again for some time.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As for the on-again, off-again nature of their relationship?
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Meganne Young played Rachel, Lee’s on-again, off-again girlfriend.
    — Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs have made that pinning down the exact start of his trade war a bit tricky.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Over the next five years, Peters had two more children while battling on-again, off-again symptoms.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
  • But destroying morale and stirring chaos with on-again, off-again layoffs is certainly not the way to do it.
    — The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • My ten-year-old daughter’s iPad has an on-again, off-again relationship with my laptop.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Peters and Roberts were on-again, off-again from 2012 to 2019.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Here is what the polls are showing Americans think of the president amid the on-again, off-again world trade war.
    — Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Teddy entered in season six, beginning an endless on-again, off-again cycle.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The jazz musician/bar owner proved to be a welcome respite from her on-again, off-again situation with Big.
    — Nicole Briese, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • And Jahara Malik, Yahkeim’s on-again, off-again girlfriend, would be the reason why.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 May 2026
  • This on-again, off-again behavior could be a missing link in Earth's early evolution, the researchers said.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Kelso and Jackie were in an on-again, off-again relationship throughout the series.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Mar. 2026
  • After many years of on-again, off-again rumors, the tech giant finally opened its doors along Woodward Ave.
    — Brian Manzullo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The other duo on staff is on-again, off-again couple Marcus Johnson and Kim Suarez.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The actors played the on-again, off-again couple Jackie Burkhart and Michael Kelso.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • The on-again, off-again couple have been dating for over a decade and have (mostly) worked out the kinks of joking about their relationship in public.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Their on-again, off-again relationship has been mired in cheating rumors, which are a central plot point in the TV show.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Evidence presented during the trial showed that the two were involved in an on-again, off-again relationship for less than a year.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Nicole and Kelce were in an on-again, off-again relationship for five years before breaking up for good in 2022.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The Office costars mirrored their characters' on-again, off-again relationship in real life.
    — Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Bradford rescues her from that nightmare, and with that, their on-again, off-again romance became the relationship most Rookie fans root for.
    — Tanya Melendez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The pair had an on-again, off-again relationship for years, until they got engaged in June 2018 in Italy.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Mack was in an on-again, off-again relationship with Mayci at the time of his fatal accident in 2015.
    — Staff Author, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025

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