jack up
Example Sentences
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The extra nightly charges—$50 is not atypical these days even at nonluxury properties—unnecessarily jack up your hotel bill.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Because filing a claim could jack up my premiums and cost me more over time than the payout was worth, an insurance specialist cautioned.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Core inflation came in hotter than expected this week, and higher oil prices are almost certainly going to jack up headline numbers.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Thousands of homeowners have lost their insurance in recent years as providers pull out of fire-prone areas and jack up their prices in the face of rising risk.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025
To see the remaining traces of this early settlement, scientists would have to jack up the whole enormous pile and dig underneath.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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