ups and downs
Example Sentences
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A high-school athlete, she had ups and downs with body image and food after having two children, and buying new clothes for herself wasn’t a favorite exercise.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
Tom and his family supplement the ups and downs of the milk market with a successful farm shop, selling their own beef and pork, plenty of famous Somerset cheddar, and even their own raw milk.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The latter has seen mostly consistent “all-weather outperformance” throughout market ups and downs of this year.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
This independent streak has helped Nollywood weather the ups and downs of the international streaming economy, dominated by the same handful of players in West Africa as it is in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Finally, before he fell asleep, Molière’s words came to him, strangely comforting: Unbroken happiness is a bore; it should have ups and downs.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
