ebb and flow

idiom

—used to describe something that changes in a regular and repeated way

the ebb and flow of fashion

the ebb and flow of human history

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Sara Quin says there’s a good chance things will ebb and flow depending on the audience and cultural temperature. —

Abigail Covington, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2024 Workout trends ebb and flow online, but Pilates is one form of exercise that has been increasingly attracting people's attention across social media. —

Amber Sayer, Health, 29 Oct. 2024 There is the constant ebb and flow of the waves, the revelation and submergence of the intertidals at different times of day, the rising sea levels. —

Zining Mok, Longreads, 22 Oct. 2024 The ebb and flow that can accompany any veteran hitmaker’s career trajectory continued for Usher into the mid- to late 2010s. —

Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ebb and flow

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