go up and down

Example Sentences

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When I started traveling a lot, businessmen would order a drink and have a $20 bill and the flight attendant would have to go up and down the plane looking for change.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Then trucks would go up and down the rows picking up the tubs.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

It's T20 cricket, people are going to go up and down, that's just how T20 cricket is sometimes.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

“We probably do more than 100 Roth conversions a year for clients. As their situation changes, the amounts go up and down accordingly,” said veteran financial planner David Demming, who is based in Ohio.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

Jan, Miep, Mr. Kleiman, Bep and Mr. Kugler go up and down in their political moods, though Jan least of all.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank