shooting up

Example Sentences

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The stock continued to rise after shooting up 13% on Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Balances are shooting up because of market conditions and the auto-escalation of contribution rates.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Gold and silver futures both hit intraday record highs, with the latter shooting up over 4% to top $90 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

The plant can grow rapidly in the denuded landscape, sometimes shooting up to its maximum height of nearly 10 feet within a year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2025

Round shoulders had Jo, big hands and feet, a flyaway look to her clothes, and the uncomfortable appearance of a girl who was rapidly shooting up into a woman and didn’t like it.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott