How to Use ebb and flow in a Sentence

ebb and flow

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  • Jeans trends ebb and flow a lot.
    Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
  • That’s the ebb and flow of the year.
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The last few years illustrate this year-to-year ebb and flow.
    Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • All this as the ebb and flow of coffee shop commerce went on around us like a dance.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
  • There is a lot of talk these days about the ebb and flow of demand for tickets to big shows.
    Eric Fuller, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • However, there are times of ebb and flow and rest can help prevent burnout.
    Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
  • All these ailments seem to ebb and flow along with the toxic stench of the wastewater.
    Kimberly Dickson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Scoring is always going to ebb and flow.
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • There is an ebb and flow to the modern music industry, as there is to life.
    Waylon Barnes, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Hanson has seen the edible flower trend ebb and flow over the years.
    Jenna Kashou, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2023
  • As much as his films might ebb and flow with grief and recovery, their backbone is that of a thriller.
    Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Public criticisms of tanking seem to ebb and flow each year.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Also know that your friendships ebb and flow, and that’s OK.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Others point to the ebb and flow of investor appetite as the key price-setting force.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • And while trends will always ebb and flow, denim remains the anchor.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, homebuyers should expect rates to ebb and flow over the next few weeks.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Relationships with your adult children can ebb and flow over time.
    Bea Lewis, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Even now, as an adult, King shared that her relationship with him is very ebb and flow.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Kwon is right about the ebb and flow of liquidity in equities this year.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • While online safety is a critical issue, there seems to be an ebb and flow.
    John Brandon, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The oppositional winds dictate the ebb and flow of life on the coast.
    Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024
  • Those figures should be expected to ebb and flow in tandem with the fighting.
    Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
  • And if so, will passport renewals ever return to their normal rhythm of ebb and flow?
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The passengers on this dangerous route change over time as conflicts ebb and flow.
    Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • An ebb and flow of projects for women over 50 is expected to some degree.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The ebb and flow of blood through capillary vessels changes the amount of light reflected from the skin.
    The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
  • And Cali turned to the water, watching their reflections ebb and flow.
    Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And at the Hampton, six miles from the airport, that's upended the ebb and flow.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 13 May 2024
  • While trends ebb and flow, organic textures always come back into vogue.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Try to ebb and flow through the retrograde to alleviate stress.
    Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 12 Mar. 2025

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