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Verb

abate, subside, wane, ebb mean to die down in force or intensity. abate stresses the idea of progressive diminishing. the storm abated subside implies the ceasing of turbulence or agitation. the protests subsided after a few days wane suggests the fading or weakening of something good or impressive. waning enthusiasm ebb suggests the receding of something (such as the tide) that commonly comes and goes. the ebbing of daylight

Examples of ebb in a Sentence

Noun Morale seems to have reached its lowest ebb. a surprising ebb in the quality of workmanship in goods coming from that country Verb waiting for the tide to ebb the fortunes of the town slowly ebbed as factory after textile factory closed

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Liliya Sekreta, head nurse at the West Berkeley OptumServe site, has seen demand for testing and treatment ebb and flow. — Rachel Scheier, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 June 2022 This one will start the same way, but for an historic ebb of opportunity. — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 11 June 2022 The opening episodes of any Alone season have a familiar ebb and flow, and thus far season nine is no different. — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 3 June 2022 The ebb and flow in calls to the hotline in 2020 were just one concern of the children's advocates. — The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2021 There are also idiosyncratic ones, including the rapid return of inflation after decades at a low ebb, a wobbling Chinese economy and a war in Ukraine that has shocked commodity markets. — Justin Baer, WSJ, 21 May 2022 Relations between the two nations were at a particularly low ebb in the decades-long Cold War, which had emerged out of the ashes of World War II. — Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Apr. 2022 Just save it for when your anger is at a low ebb and frame it as reconciling differences in style. — Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2022 Stock markets are at their lowest ebb since the dark days of the pandemic. — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 11 May 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb When Delta began to ebb, the desire to come back into the salon revved right back up. — Washington Post, 5 May 2022 Employee productivity and performance levels ebb and flow. — Rob Catalano, Forbes, 2 May 2022 With the cost of consumer goods up 8.3% year over year, the report painted a picture of the highest inflation rate since 1981 and shattered hopes that the rising tide of inflation would ebb any time soon. — Christopher Hurn, Forbes, 1 June 2022 And even if inflation continues to ebb, prices are still rising far more quickly than the Fed’s target of 2 percent over time. — New York Times, 27 May 2022 Public confidence in the various organs of American governance continues to ebb. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 19 May 2022 That sort of equilibrium will take work to achieve and to maintain, as antibody levels ebb over time and new variants crop up. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 4 May 2022 The grounds of the museum will include a tidal pool where water will ebb and flow; on its bottom will be etched a ghostly cross section of a slave ship with prone figures of men, women, and children crowded as tightly as possible. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 18 Mar. 2022 Health concerns last year shifted more people than ever to online, and many will continue to favor that option as the pandemic continues to ebb and flow. — Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com, 26 Nov. 2021 See More

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