He was in the office each day but the tide of work flowed around him.
Eventually the tide of war flowed away from the area.
The tide of children flowed across the floor to pool around my feet for story time.
At last the tide of events was flowing in his favor!
It was his moment The tide of fate flowed with him.
The tide of progress, in other words, sometimes flows backward.
I discover that the true tide and force of all the facts flows the other way.
As they started to run, the grey tide flowed in towards their feet.
As Flint said, it seemed the tide of war was finally flowing in their direction.
Around him, the human tide of any international terminal flowed, attracted his attention.