up and down Sentence Examples

  1. The elevator swiftly ascended and descended the skyscraper.
  2. The roller coaster's twists and turns sent riders up and down.
  3. The child raced up and down the stairs, laughing with glee.
  4. The waves of the ocean surged up and down, hitting the shore with a rhythmic roar.
  5. The hikers trudged up and down the steep mountain path.
  6. The pianist's fingers danced up and down the keyboard.
  7. The hummingbird hovered up and down, its wings beating rapidly.
  8. The pendulum of the clock swung up and down with a monotonous rhythm.
  9. The yo-yo went up and down on the end of its string.
  10. The skiers glided up and down the mountain slopes, enjoying the winter wonderland.

up and down Meaning

Wordnet

up and down (r)

moving backward and forward along a given course

alternately upward and downward

up and down

perpendicular, with regard to every particular, here and there especially throughout an area, perpendicular entry 1 sense 1, marked by alternate upward and downward movement, action, or surface, to and fro, so as to move upward and then downward repeatedly

FAQs About the word up and down

moving backward and forward along a given course, alternately upward and downwardperpendicular, with regard to every particular, here and there especially throu

vertical, parallel,horizontal, plumb,perpendicular, level

slanted, leaning, inclined, slant,oblique, graded, oblique, inclined, leaning, diagonal

The elevator swiftly ascended and descended the skyscraper.

The roller coaster's twists and turns sent riders up and down.

The child raced up and down the stairs, laughing with glee.

The waves of the ocean surged up and down, hitting the shore with a rhythmic roar.