ebb and flow
Example Sentences
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Wars ebb and flow, and right now Ukraine's facing a harsh tide.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
There are signs this is more than the normal ebb and flow of executive reshuffling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
The actual figures will ebb and flow with changes in monthly expenses, inflation, your investment returns and, of course, taxes.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026
But eventually the experimentation comes to resemble the ebb and flow of the narrative on which both Stewart and Poots have a firm grip.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
Sensitive to the ebb and flow of teenage romance, Ed often chose slow songs to get a couple back together.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
