How to Use up-and-down in a Sentence
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It’s been that type of up-and-down season for the Heat.
— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024 -
Dern has had an up-and-down run with the UFC over the past four years.
— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 -
The issue is their up-and-down play has led to a record under .500.
— Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024 -
He’s had an up-and-down season in his first year in New York.
— James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025 -
Pain, love, struggles, up-and-down life, the journey of life.
— Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 -
Saint Mary's and VCU should be an up-and-down gain with a classic 5-12 feel.
— Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2023 -
Players move among four cones in a side-to-side, and up-and-down pattern.
— Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025 -
Like much of this Jayhawks squad, Adams has had a very up-and-down season.
— Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2025 -
This occurs when the fan’s head moves in a side-to-side or up-and-down direction.
— Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2024 -
Choose side-to-side or up-and-down doors to conserve the most kitchen countertop space.
— Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023 -
The up-and-down spirals seem more detailed and pronounced.
— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024 -
That’s added up to an up-and-down offense and more free-wheeling than straight lace from Nix.
— Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024 -
The 6-foot-7 Seattle native has had an up-and-down start to his career at UConn.
— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025 -
Amid the up-and-down action, Green picked up a technical foul.
— Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024 -
Cody Bradford had an up-and-down rookie season as a starter for the Texas Rangers.
— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024 -
Still, the recently up-and-down Commanders are in the mix for the playoffs.
— Christiaan Defranco, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024 -
So far so good for Sale Chris Sale came out of his up-and-down session unscathed.
— Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023 -
However, Zhou has had an up-and-down two and a half seasons in F1.
— Sam Joseph, CNN, 20 July 2024 -
Since then, Burns has had an up-and-down run with the promotion, going 3-3.
— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 -
In the face of these up-and-down trends, those in the industry remain optimistic about the year ahead.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023 -
Holland’s career has been up-and-down since the highlight-reel win over Souza.
— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025 -
That up-and-down series of events was illustrative of how the talks moved.
— Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023 -
Achiuwa missed a lot of time to start the year because of a hamstring strain and he’s had an up-and-down campaign to date.
— James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025 -
It’s been that kind of up-and-down season for Conard (6-5), which has a young team to go along with Fox, who will play at Yale next year.
— Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024 -
Brush first with up-and-down strokes, then go side to side to ensure even coverage.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023 -
One weekend ago was a low point in this up-and-down Colorado Avalanche season.
— Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025 -
It’s been a long, up-and-down basketball season for St. John Bosco.
— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 -
Or even due to some recent up-and-down outings for the Guardians starting pitcher.
— Terry Pluto, cleveland, 7 July 2023 -
Place the nozzle directly over the vent and spray, using an up-and-down motion to move the nozzle while spraying short bursts of air.
— Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025 -
GameStop The up-and-down video game retailer will post quarterly results after the bell on Tuesday.
— Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
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The tail can fan out, and move up and down and side-to-side.
— Rob Verger, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2020 -
But the rest of the Rams special teams have been up and down.
— Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2021 -
The pods spin around the arms, while the arms rotate and move up and down around the base.
— Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2022 -
Upright Hoovers are heavy and hard to move up and down the stairs.
— Simon Books, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2021 -
But a Scotch egg, a common treat in pubs up and down the land?
— Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2020 -
The Huskies’ bench play has been up and down all season.
— Shreyas Laddha, courant.com, 12 Mar. 2022 -
Instead, just keep it pressed and swipe up and down to zoom in and out.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 3 Feb. 2022 -
Under Reich, the Colts have been up and down in the red zone.
— Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Sep. 2021 -
This season, his first as the full-time starter, was up and down.
— Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2020 -
The clues of what the pandemic had wrought were up and down our street.
— Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2020 -
Lower the quilt into the tub and push it up and down with your hands.
— oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2020 -
The dog jumped up and down, spun around in circles, and ran 20 feet ahead of them, Haack said.
— Eduardo Medina, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 -
The two used the ropes to climb up and down the cliff, ferrying water and grain to the horse.
— oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2022 -
The bullpen was supposed to be one of the team’s strengths but has been up and down all season.
— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2022 -
Connect the meter across the switch contacts and flip the switch up and down.
— Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2022 -
There were blue lights up and down the road as these shootings took place.
— Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 29 Mar. 2022 -
The Democrats have been up and down — win a game, lose a game — in January.
— oregonlive, 25 Jan. 2022 -
On this night, there were more fans, thanks to Gov. Mike DeWine's variance, and the play was up and down.
— Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2021 -
The species is found up and down the Pacific Coast and can grow as long as 100 feet.
— Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Dec. 2021 -
Be sure to move side to side as well as up and down as in the last exercise.
— Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 18 Apr. 2022 -
As a spectacle this event has gone up and down over the years.
— Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2021 -
Beaches up and down the coast were packed over the weekend.
— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 -
Jump up and down, do a few jumping jacks, twist side to side, run in place.
— Jenny McCoy, SELF, 25 Jan. 2022 -
The Saints have been up and down so far this season while the Giants don't have a win.
— Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2021 -
Bounce up and down on the balls of your feet with minimum knee bend.
— Jen Murphy, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2022 -
Flutter your arms and legs up and down while still keeping them off the floor.
— Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022 -
Green Bay will move Smith up and down the defensive line in search of matchups.
— Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Nov. 2020 -
Today, his commute is an hour flight up and down the coast once a week.
— Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2021 -
While the offense has been up and down, the Sun Devils have been able to rely on their defense.
— Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2023 -
Models walked up and down a runway in a tent or similar white-box space, and that was that.
— Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Feb. 2023
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