ebb

Example Sentences

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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

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

Research suggests that pills which flatten the natural ebb and flow of fertility can dampen shifts in attraction that typically occur across the menstrual cycle, potentially altering initial mate choice.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

One day I had come to my studies in lower spirits than usual; the ebb was occasioned by a poignantly felt disappointment.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë