ebb

Example Sentences

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At the same time, he acknowledged that the decline was likely also the result of other factors that govern the ebb and flow of crime.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of my anger and embarrassment from earlier have ebbed away and made room instead for curiosity.

From Literature

The actual figures will ebb and flow with changes in monthly expenses, inflation, your investment returns and, of course, taxes.

From MarketWatch

During his three-year tenure as owner, Charlton had five different managers as the club remained in League One and reached what the supporters trust described as its "lowest ebb in living memory".

From BBC

How were so many otherwise reasonable people pranked into venturing to an empty Brooklyn Bridge Park in the bleak midwinter as 2025 ebbed to nothing, for nothing?

From Salon