ebb

Example Sentences

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“There is a lot of ebb and flow in the garden,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Deflation is starting to ebb, he points out.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Ms. DuBois cannot be faulted for recounting the ebb and flow of 19th-century reform campaigns, and she does it well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The result: India-Bangladesh relations, once touted as a model of neighbourhood diplomacy, are now at their lowest ebb in decades.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Sensitive to the ebb and flow of teenage romance, Ed often chose slow songs to get a couple back together.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam