shoot up
verb
shot up; shooting up; shoots up
1
: to shoot or shoot at especially recklessly
cowboys shooting up the town
2
: to inject (a narcotic drug) into a vein
: to inject a narcotic into a vein
Examples of shoot up in a Sentence
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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When jet fuel prices shot up this spring, airlines responded by raising their ticket prices and fees.
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Joel Rose, NPR, 18 June 2026
The once long-serving Southwest Side alderman who now serves on Cook County’s property tax appeals board told the Tribune the city’s spending must be reined in after shooting up in the last decade.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
The reason for our frustration is that Goldman over that same stretch shot up 400%.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Both oil benchmarks were trading at around $70 or less before the war began, but shot up above $110 at certain points during the war.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 June 2026
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Joel Rose, NPR, 18 June 2026
The once long-serving Southwest Side alderman who now serves on Cook County’s property tax appeals board told the Tribune the city’s spending must be reined in after shooting up in the last decade.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
The reason for our frustration is that Goldman over that same stretch shot up 400%.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Both oil benchmarks were trading at around $70 or less before the war began, but shot up above $110 at certain points during the war.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for shoot up
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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