ebb and flow

Example Sentences

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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

This doesn't mean you should question the natural ebb and flow of a long term relationship.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 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

History shows that Latin American stock markets are closely related with the ebb and flow of commodity markets.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

I didn’t recognize the song, but I recognized David Gilmour’s voice, and the ebb and flow of Pink Floyd’s synthesizers.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken