up-and-down
Example Sentences
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The Browns are solid, and even though the Buccaneers are not great, Cleveland beat them on the road and then beat an up-and-down Carolina team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The hiring rate has shown a similar up-and-down pattern.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
He said it has been an "up-and-down" season for Celtic but his team are still very much in the mix after their win at Fir Park.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
McIlroy got up-and-down birdie from a bunker at 17 before he rolled in a 30-foot birdie putt from the fringe at the last.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
The urgent, high-pitched flutter of cricket wings, the up-and-down melody of songbirds, the first who-whooo of an owl.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
