- present tense form of up (3rd person singular).
ups
Example Sentences
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After ups and downs, her condition deteriorated and she died on Aug. 9.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Nine out of 10 of the most popular stocks for hedge funds are megacap tech companies and the ups and downs of the AI sector still drive their performance, their leverage and their positioning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Before starting the role, the executive traveled to the company’s headquarters to introduce himself to rank-and-file employees in addition to higher ups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Through years of typical relationship ups and downs, our attraction to each other has hardly wavered.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
And through many ups and downs and storms, for the past seven years, Theo has been giving Vincent money for paint, pencils and pens, ink, canvases, paper, clothing, food, and, until he moved in, rent.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
