Example Sentences

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Since then, the relationship has ebbed and flowed.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Admittedly, Hollywood’s infatuation with the festival has ebbed and flowed over the years, but 2026 seems like a rare outlier.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Lower gas prices in Permian and reduced volumes primarily drove the lower earnings, while shares ebbed 1.7% in premarket trading.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

A week on, the noise and energy have ebbed, giving way to a rare, disquieting calm in a capital usually thronging with 10 million people.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

Over the next two months, the match’s momentum ebbed and flowed, but from the ninth game on, Bobby, scraping his way back, took the lead and held on to it.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady