on the rise

idiom

: increasing in amount, number, level, etc.

Prices are on the rise again.

The water level in the lake is on the rise.

: becoming more successful, popular, etc.

an actress whose career is on the rise

Examples of on the rise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The film centered on the rise of a populist conservative politician (Robbins) who stages being shot by an assassin to win a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania. —

Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 July 2024 The crime rate has recently begun to decline after nearly a decade on the rise, but Kansas is still more violent than the nation as a whole. —

Scott Cohn, CNBC, 13 July 2024 Also on the rise are unprovoked attacks, with five occurring in a 10-day stint in May. —

Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024 My colleague recently wrote a piece on the rise of cats on the big and small screen, and your movie’s scene-stealing feline character, Mischief, is the latest example to go along with A Quiet Place: Day One, Argylle, Ripley, and The Marvels. —

Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the rise

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