How to Use ups and downs in a Sentence

ups and downs

plural noun
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  • The star has been open about his ups and downs over the past few years.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 2022
  • And none of the ups and downs have changed that basic fact.
    — Brad McMillan, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Like any place, the city, founded in 1814, has had its ups and downs.
    — cleveland, 6 June 2022
  • As with Doubs, each went through the grinder with ups and downs to reach this point.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Every one of you knows the journey, the roller-coaster ride, the ups and downs.
    — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Gabe has had his ups and downs with his father over the years.
    — Karli Bendlin, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Their season, with 12 of the first 17 games on the road, has been a study in ups and downs, fits and starts.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 14 Jan. 2022
  • It's been more than a year in the making and has seen plenty of ups and downs.
    — Alan Fram, ajc, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Join in with the birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees, and open up to love's ups and downs (and ups again) with a rom-com.
    — Usa Today Staff, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
  • All the ups and downs are normal, but girls can face anything.
    — Kori Williams, Seventeen, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Of course, getting to this point didn’t come without its ups and downs.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • Been some ups and downs, which is synonymous to my life.
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Kehlani's track is about thanking those who stay put through your ups and downs.
    — Seventeen, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Dragicevic is having the ups and downs of a 16-year-old.
    — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The Great Salt Lake, meanwhile, has seen a long-term trend of decline, even with its ups and downs through the decades.
    — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 July 2022
  • There have been enough ups and downs to last a lifetime for you, Virgo.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Attempting to time the ups and downs in the stock market is unwise.
    — Mark Zandi, CNN, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Does opening up about the ups and downs of life help her connect with her fans more?
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 May 2022
  • Christina is embracing the ups and downs of the journey.
    — Shelby Denise Smith, Essence, 4 Nov. 2022
  • With all of its ups and downs, the journey of life is one that is not easily summed up in words.
    — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The support through all of the ups and downs has been unwavering.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 11 Jan. 2022
  • From the ground, the ride appears to straightforward with its ups and downs and arounds with a dead-end spike on one end.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 27 Jan. 2022
  • The Bombers have had their ups and downs, which is to be expected with Chardon and Riverside on the schedule.
    — Matt Goul, cleveland, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Getting sober is rarely a linear journey, and Teigen has been open about the ups and downs.
    — Macaela MacKenzie, SELF, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The ups and downs of the testing, Monk being cleared and then not cleared, were confusing for him.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2021
  • But its history with AI has mirrored the field’s ups and downs.
    — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The past eight years have been filled with plenty more hours of therapies, with ups and downs.
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2022
  • All the ups and downs set the stage for Harrison, who has been a lightning rod all season.
    — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2022
  • There are ups and downs at work, sometimes intense ones.
    — Alisa Cohn, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Kim-boy exists, in essence, as an everyman enduring the ups and downs of rural Alaskan life.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023

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