How to Use ebb and flow in a Sentence

ebb and flow

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  • The truth is, that parental preference will ebb and flow.
    — Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 22 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • And at the Hampton, six miles from the airport, that's upended the ebb and flow.
    — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 13 May 2024
  • People's marriages ebb and flow and maybe there's no flow right now.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Others point to the ebb and flow of investor appetite as the key price-setting force.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The oppositional winds dictate the ebb and flow of life on the coast.
    — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024
  • Boredom is a common occurrence in the ebb and flow of life.
    — Allie Volpe, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Hanson has seen the edible flower trend ebb and flow over the years.
    — Jenna Kashou, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2023
  • The ebb and flow between tides this weekend near Hawkins Point are expected to be around a foot.
    — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 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
  • On a day that featured more ebb and flow than the nearby surf, patience was the key for Astiazaran.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2023
  • Instead, homebuyers should expect rates to ebb and flow over the next few weeks.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Still, clinic leaders said protests tended to ebb and flow.
    — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 4 June 2023
  • There are 26 mantras throughout the book that highlight the different ways bodies ebb and flow.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • Their heated conversations ebb and flow, oscillating from the state of the world to the state of their lives.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
  • As their numbers ebb and flow, or the seasons change and impact what’s out there to eat, deer may move into new areas.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
  • And if so, will passport renewals ever return to their normal rhythm of ebb and flow?
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Just memorize these 40 or so combinations of dits and dahs, learn the ebb and flow of pauses, and go have fun—right?
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 24 July 2023
  • But missing a few days is all but inevitable between travel, illness and the normal ebb and flow of life.
    — Anna Maltby, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The Anatomy of a Thriller’s Pace At its core, effective pacing in thrillers is about managing the ebb and flow of tension.
    — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Home to faded casinos, blazing neon, and the ebb and flow of holiday makers.
    — Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But Herbert and Johnson said there’s a natural ebb and flow to energy in a game.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Instead, the latter novel chronicles the ebb and flow of her characters’ lives over the course of a pivotal year.
    — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Relationships with your adult children can ebb and flow over time.
    — Bea Lewis, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Fatigue is a long time coming, as users have navigated the ebb and flow of social media sites for decades.
    — Maham Javaid, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • Think of your budget as a living document, flexible enough to handle the ebb and flow of your income.
    — Amy Northard, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Marking the last sign in the zodiac, the sun’s journey through its Mutable waters is about surrendering to the ebb and flow of the universe.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
  • There’s an unassuming visual poetry to the rhythms captured here, a tonal match to the natural ebb and flow of the lives depicted.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
  • Putin turned the question towards his military chiefs, who he’s slowly decimated over the 30 months of this war’s ebb and flow.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024

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