In a sentence
Six example sentences with fluctuate, each labelled with its topic.
Shipping rates fluctuate so sharply between quarters that the exporter now quotes prices for only ten days.
Finance
Blood sugar can fluctuate through the night, which is why the monitor records a reading every five minutes.
Medicine
River levels fluctuate with the monsoon, dropping to ankle depth in March and swallowing the footbridge by August.
Environment
Oil prices fluctuate with every rumor about supply, and the airline's fuel budget is rewritten twice a quarter.
Economics
Her minutes fluctuated all season, from thirty-five one night to six the next, depending on the matchup.
Basketball
Mood can fluctuate through a single day, and the study asked volunteers to rate theirs every two hours.
Psychology
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Found in these word lists
Found in 7 published word lists
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)Authoritative
- University Word List (Xue & Nation 1984)Authoritative
- Business Word List (part 2)Authoritative
- PrepScholar 357 GRE WordsRecognized
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
Each source is a published word list that contains fluctuate. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.