going up

Example Sentences

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It’s hard to sell your winners when the stock market keeps going up.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

"Obviously it's helping me in terms of saving money, especially with everything going up in price, but it's also helping with all the stuff that's going into landfill when it's not needed," she said.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“It’s little wonder voters think net migration is going up when the only debate we have is about how to bring it down,” said Sunder Katwala, Director of British Future.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“This is a time for companies to bulk up because the spending is going up so much,” said John Bartlett, president of Reaves Asset Management, which invests in the sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Piper felt his defenses going up, like he was curling into a psychological ball, the way he’d gone into a death trance in that bronze jar.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan