How to Use up and down in a Sentence

up and down

adverb

• The dog jumped up and down, spun around in circles, and ran 20 feet ahead of them, Haack said.
  — Eduardo Medina, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022
• The two used the ropes to climb up and down the cliff, ferrying water and grain to the horse.
  — oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2022
• The bullpen was supposed to be one of the team’s strengths but has been up and down all season.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2022
• Be sure to move side to side as well as up and down as in the last exercise.
  — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 18 Apr. 2022
• Beaches up and down the coast were packed over the weekend.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022
• Flutter your arms and legs up and down while still keeping them off the floor.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022
• This winter season has been up and down like a clown on a pogo stick.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2023
• This game was a big rivalry with a lot of emotion and up and down.
  — Anton Williams, al, 16 Sep. 2022
• Running up and down, playing defense, that’s the stuff that kind of takes some time to get back in rhythm with.
  — oregonlive, 8 Oct. 2022
• Those are the clear stakes in this race, and the stakes both sides are setting up in races across the country — up and down the ballot.
  — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2022
• Staccato's up and down, and legato is from left to right.
  — Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer, 6 July 2022
• Billy Donovan's Bulls have been up and down to start the season.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2022
• The stress has taken a toll on Mace's health with her blood pressure jumping up and down.
  — Rebecca Santana, ajc, 13 Nov. 2022
• Rinse out the carafe with warm water, add a few drops of dish soap, and plunge up and down until the soapy water froths.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 10 Feb. 2023
• While the offense has been up and down, the Sun Devils have been able to rely on their defense.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2023
• The stock is up 5% for the year to date but has up and down in recent days amid Musk’s activity around the stock.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 Apr. 2022
• Moments later, a bunch of Phillies were jumping up and down.
  — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Oct. 2022
• Then using the pushpin thumbtack, poke holes up and down the bag.
  — Jeanette Marantosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023
• And then his opening round of The Open Championship kept going up and down.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2022
• Hop on one of these large white birds, which can seat up to five, and pedal yourself up and down the canal with the cityscape in the background.
  — Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2022
• These include light bulbs that are out, and up and down arrows not lighting up.
  — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2022
• The sound artists captured the audio of the suit’s zippers going up and down, as well as the airflow within the helmets.
  — Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 9 Nov. 2022
• The intruder runs up and down the stairs and masturbates in a bathroom.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2022
• Rigaux enjoyed playing bridge and biking up and down the Gulf Coast.
  — Hannah Morse, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2022
• Raimann's play has been up and down this season, as to be expected for a rookie.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2022
• Models walked up and down a runway in a tent or similar white-box space, and that was that.
  — Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Feb. 2023
• Don't just sample different brands and styles, but try on sizes up and down from your street shoe size.
  — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 30 Sep. 2022
• The Kings have been up and down throughout this series, giving up 14 goals in back-to-back games, then shutting the Oilers out in the next one.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022
• Remember when the Rebels played fast and ran up and down the field with their offense and the defense couldn't stop anyone?
  — Erick Smith, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
• Soon he was being invited to join crews for races up and down the East Coast and in the Caribbean.
  — Andrew S. Lewis, Outside Online, 9 July 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024