ebb
noun
has ebbed
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present perfectof ebb (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The data shed light on how immigration detention has ebbed and flowed so far in 2026.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Since then, the relationship has ebbed and flowed.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
The government’s enforcement of social restrictions has ebbed and flowed over the decades in response to the political mood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
That support at the policy level has only strengthened over the decades, but it is important to note that historic American opinion polling shows public opinion has ebbed and flowed before.
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
On this subject human opinion has ebbed and flowed between two contradictory extremes, one of which seems inconsistent with God's Omnipotence, and the other with His beneficence.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike
