ebb and flow
idiom
—used to describe something that changes in a regular and repeated way
the ebb and flow of fashion
the ebb and flow of human history
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All these ailments seem to ebb and flow along with the toxic stench of the wastewater.
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Kimberly Dickson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
There is, however, an ebb and flow to witnessing Good Night, and Good Luck on stage, as the potency of its content only intermittently melds with the capacities of its form.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Much like the way farmers have long relied on the lunar phases for their harvesting schedules, the phases of the moon guide us through the ebb and flow of life.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The friendship between Poehler's Leslie and Jones' Ann remains one of the show's constants, as other friendships, relationships, and rivalries ebb and flow.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Kimberly Dickson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
There is, however, an ebb and flow to witnessing Good Night, and Good Luck on stage, as the potency of its content only intermittently melds with the capacities of its form.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Much like the way farmers have long relied on the lunar phases for their harvesting schedules, the phases of the moon guide us through the ebb and flow of life.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The friendship between Poehler's Leslie and Jones' Ann remains one of the show's constants, as other friendships, relationships, and rivalries ebb and flow.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ebb and flow
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“Ebb and flow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ebb%20and%20flow. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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