ebb and flow
Example Sentences
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Perhaps this existence is more about riding the ebb and flow than it is mapping the course.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Oil is following the now-familiar pattern of ebb and flow, settling higher overnight after Houthi attacks on Saudi targets raised concerns of escalation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Evidence of a connection has remained elusive however, as El Niño is notoriously variable, making it difficult to distinguish long-term changes from its natural ebb and flow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Ms. DuBois cannot be faulted for recounting the ebb and flow of 19th-century reform campaigns, and she does it well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
But there, in the Conqueror’s tower, a constant ebb and flow of cockneys would be livening the frost.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
