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
It isn’t clear if or when those tensions will ebb.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
This doesn't mean you should question the natural ebb and flow of a long term relationship.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 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
“My father lived through the last war. He says that this is the nature of wars: they ebb and they flow, like the tide.”
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
