ebb and flow

Example Sentences

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There are signs this is more than the normal ebb and flow of executive reshuffling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 4, 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

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

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

In these streams the ebb and flow of the tide is visible for miles inland—hence the name Tidewater Maryland.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry