vault up

Example Sentences

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The emotion holds center stage, backed by adamant violins and horns and sneaky melodies that vault up an octave to hit surprising notes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

Red Bull had Sergio Perez sacrifice his final lap to give Verstappen a tow on the run down to Parabolica on his final lap, in a vain attempt to vault up the grid.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024

The young Thunder have won six of seven to vault up the Western Conference standings.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2023

The most rare ruling on our list occurred at the Wyndham Championship, where Brendan Steele was attempting to vault up the FedEx Cup standings to try to advance to the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

From Golf Digest • Dec. 19, 2019

I let the train pull me along for three long strides, and then use its velocity to vault up and inside.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen