shoot up
Example Sentences
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If gas-turbine costs shoot up, that helps make the economic case on AI satellites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
When gas prices shoot up, people can find ways to ease the sting a bit, Yaros noted.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
It says some of its members could even find themselves making a loss on diesel, which has seen its price shoot up particularly sharply.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
The White House and Congress can expect calls from frantic farmers as costs shoot up, and poor countries may be priced out of the fertilizer market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
“What do you take us for, mister? A couple of them schoolboys? You expect us to believe these here cans shoot up in the air and explode in color?”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
