skyrocket

Example Sentences

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"It's ridiculous, honestly. Seeing these gas prices skyrocket, it's incredible," he said at a gas station in New Jersey.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Fuel distributors, caught between the fear of seeing barrel prices skyrocket and the regulation of prices at the pump, are being singled out as responsible for the sudden shortage.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

A virtual unknown coming from Congo two summers ago to attend school in Orange County, Mpoyi saw his recruitment skyrocket and lead to him signing with Minnesota.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The difference is—unlike her—they didn’t skyrocket to fame with a catchy action strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

“I didn’t expect fundamental deterioration in the underlying mortgage pools to hit critical levels for a couple years,” he said—when the teaser rates would vanish and monthly payments would skyrocket.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis