How to Use peaks and valleys in a Sentence

peaks and valleys

plural noun
  • But construction is dependent on jobs and projects, which means there are peaks and valleys of work.
    Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2024
  • Read on for the peaks and valleys of the 2024 SAG Awards.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2024
  • This year's Tigers have gone through peaks and valleys with one of the younger rosters in the SEC.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Baseball is a game of highs and lows, hots and colds, peaks and valleys.
    Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2023
  • In recent years, X Games has had its peaks and valleys.
    Michelle Bruton, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Frese loved watching stars evolve through the inevitable peaks and valleys of a four-year career.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The key for Richards, like so many of his teammates, is eliminating the peaks and valleys in his play.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2024
  • But his body sways evenly, a hand mapping the vocal peaks and valleys.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • Cream or milk would do that as well, but the yogurt smoothes out the peaks and valleys, and then give it all a lightly tart, tangy finish.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Life goes by so quickly with so many different ups and downs and peaks and valleys.
    Emily Longeretta, Variety, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Day-to-day, entrepreneurs are faced with fiscal peaks and valleys that can either make or break their brand.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 19 May 2024
  • However, the flu season is expected to have peaks and valleys for the next few weeks.
    Julie Washington, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Part of Solitude Village, this five-bedroom home looks out on peaks and valleys from the slope of Okemo Mountain.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 15 Jan. 2023
  • It’s nestled into the peaks and valleys of the Mushroom Kingdom, just next to Bowser’s castle.
    Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Love is a topic Kem knows well, having explored its nooks, crannies, peaks and valleys in song for more than two decades.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The hotel's success saw both peaks and valleys over the course of the century as the town evolved, particularly after the closure of the mines in the 1950s.
    The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The film is an exploration of the peaks and valleys that come with being a celebrity and working in the music industry.
    Arielle Tschinkel, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Like many on the roster, there have been a series of peaks and valleys for the fourth-year point guard, Saturday being one of the lower moments.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2023
  • This thoroughfare follows the peaks and valleys of the Appalachian Mountains and is home to some of the most spectacular fall scenery in the world.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Trump and Romney have had many peaks and valleys in their relationship.
    Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2023
  • My biggest takeaway from this film is that every career has peaks and valleys.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
  • As long as the stocks in your portfolio don’t move in lockstep, then the peaks and valleys of performance will cancel each other out.
    Anna-Louise Jackson, wsj.com, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Haliburton played the hero again Tuesday with 12 fourth-quarter points to finish with 23 and close the game out, but Hield was steady throughout the Pacers' peaks and valleys.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The track is a deft blend of pulsating, hard rock rhythm with a lyric that muses on the peaks and valleys of being intoxicated.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Preacher, dressed in a sparkly black suit, then delved an energetic mix of funk, blues, and rock, as the singer explored the peaks and valleys of his deeply soulful voice.
    Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
  • But the winger has been prone to peaks and valleys, especially earlier in his career.
    Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Through Kübler-Ross’s model, the peaks and valleys of post-breakup grief can be understood, allowing for a smoother journey through heartache and healing.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Rather than a steady building, the longer approach cycles through multiple peaks and valleys, sapping the climax of its catharsis.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024
  • The app analyzes the peaks and valleys, and proceeds to translate the physical form into music the same way a record player interprets sound from the ridges on vinyl.
    Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2023
  • The fishing around the Lake Erie Islands and Marblehead has been experiencing peaks and valleys of late, but in recent weeks the perch have been biting.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2022

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