Ebb and flow Definition & Meaning

The patty melt has stood patiently in the shadow of the hamburger for so long that resistance to the ebb and flow of fashion seems to be baked into its being.

Throughout each, Hawke cycles through the ebb and flow of relationships beginning and ending.

Both human sources and the biosphere's natural ebb and flow of the gas, primarily from plants in the Northern Hemisphere, are evident in the visualization.

Experts say there are clear reasons case numbers are rising now: First, countries traditionally have upticks in mycoplasma pneumonia every few years, so some outbreaks may be part of the seasonal ebb and flow of respiratory illnesses.

Google's victory blog post calls for patent reform, so perhaps pushing the ebb and flow of a patent case directly to people's living rooms via software updates is all part of the advocacy plan.

Every business experiences ebb and flow in revenue.

Every year Earth continues its turning, as does the churning ebb and flow of human affairs, for better or worse.

People's marriages ebb and flow and maybe there's no flow right now.