How to Use ups and downs in a Sentence

ups and downs

plural noun

• The star has been open about his ups and downs over the past few years.
  — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2022
• But not at the cost of let’s trade chances all night, up and down the ice.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2020
• Gabe has had his ups and downs with his father over the years.
  — Karli Bendlin, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
• When your child is awake, take brief strolls up and down the aisle of the plane.
  — Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 29 Apr. 2019
• The kids jumped up and down on the gray couch in the living room.
  — Anjali Tsui, ProPublica, 3 Dec. 2019
• At the right phase, the bubbles just bounce up and down in place.
  — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 26 July 2019
• But boars, sows and piglets have been spotted up and down the road.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2019
• While there were ups and downs, Teske was a huge part of the team.
  — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2020
• There have been ups and downs, lots of giggles and a few tears, too.
  — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 8 June 2021
• Spring is here and, with it, all of the ups and downs of spring weather.
  — Nicola Fumo, Forbes, 6 Apr. 2021
• As with Doubs, each went through the grinder with ups and downs to reach this point.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
• Moore has been open about the ups and downs of breastfeeding in the past.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 19 Sep. 2021
• Then, pump the handle up and down a few times, but don’t break the seal with the drain.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2021
• It's been more than a year in the making and has seen plenty of ups and downs.
  — Alan Fram, ajc, 1 Aug. 2022
• Sitting in the front row of the courtroom, her aunt's knee bounced up and down.
  — Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com, 3 Sep. 2019
• On the panel, Stokes opened up about the ups and downs of the last two years.
  — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 24 May 2021
• The song discusses the ups and downs of being with a cheater.
  — Shelby Stewart, Chron, 1 June 2021
• The Bears then went back to Trubisky, who had his ups and downs.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 29 Dec. 2020
• The last 10 years have been up and down health-wise for Harper.
  — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2019
• Every one of you knows the journey, the roller-coaster ride, the ups and downs.
  — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2023
• The Dallas Wings have seen their fair share of ups and downs the past few years.
  — Arianna Vedia, Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2021
• Like any place, the city, founded in 1814, has had its ups and downs.
  — cleveland, 6 June 2022
• Join in with the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees, and open up to love's ups and downs (and ups again) with a rom-com.
  — Usa Today Staff, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
• Their season, with 12 of the first 17 games on the road, has been a study in ups and downs, fits and starts.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 14 Jan. 2022
• All the ups and downs from the Lighthouse Project to Barclays and all the craziness.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2021
• The hunt for the best king cake of the 2020 Mardi Gras season was bound to have some ups and downs.
  — al, 20 Jan. 2020