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go up and down
verb as in fluctuate
Example Sentences
Those chaotic motions — which can also be caused by jet stream winds and air moving around obstacles like mountains — can cause aircraft to go up and down, creating the tumultuous sensation that’s all too familiar to many fliers.
"These days you can go up and down without too much trouble."
"I learned to drive a tractor, I learned to go up and down and turn the earth."
Then there are those who like to “mow the lawn,” a Find-a-Grave term used to describe volunteers who go up and down the rows of graves in a specific cemetery to photograph each and every stone they come across.
The toilet in that bathroom was motion sensor, so it would go up and down if you walked by it.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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