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

Wars ebb and flow, and right now Ukraine's facing a harsh tide.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

There appears to be room for price gains for superlong JGB sector, however, demand could be temporary and will probably ebb by end-March, Citi Research’s Tomohisa Fujiki says in a research report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

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 • Jan. 29, 2026

It seemed that the force of her astonishing fertility had finally begun to ebb.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende