How to Use ups and downs in a Sentence

ups and downs

plural noun

• The star has been open about his ups and downs over the past few years.
  — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 27 June 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
• 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 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
• 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
• Even the ups and downs of gas prices have offered little relief.
  — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2022
• It’s not unusual for our clothing to mirror some of the ups and downs of life.
  — Essence, 2 June 2022
• There’s less capacity available to deal with the day-to-day ups and downs.
  — Rebecca Zucker, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
• We are all promised wins and losses, ups and downs, success and failure.
  — Don Yaeger, Forbes, 8 June 2022
• One thing that’s helped her through the ups and downs of global fame is the support of her family.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 June 2022
• Whole bunch of adversity, highs and lows, ups and downs.
  — NBC News, 29 Mar. 2022
• The first four games of the NBA Finals have had their fair share of ups and downs, with each team securing two wins apiece.
  — Xl Media, cleveland, 13 June 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024