vault up

Example Sentences

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The Blue Devils beat the Irish on Sunday to take over sole possession of first in the ACC and vault up six spots in the poll.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023

He made the call to stop for intermediate tyres at exactly the right time and was able to vault up into second, in what could be a critical move in a championship battle so close.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2021

If Angels owner Arte Moreno wants to right the ship, he should open the vault up and give the Dodgers’ Andrew Friedman the biggest contract ever for a baseball executive.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2020

Most NFL mock drafts project Davidson to go in the middle-to-late portion of the 2nd round, but he should vault up into the first just because of this answer.

From Golf Digest • Feb. 27, 2020

I let the train pull me along for three long strides, and then use its velocity to vault up and inside.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen