on the rise
idiom
1
: increasing in amount, number, level, etc.
Prices are on the rise again.
The water level in the lake is on the rise.
2
: becoming more successful, popular, etc.
an actress whose career is on the rise
Examples of on the rise in a Sentence
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Budget shows how 'Detroit is on the rise' Both departments expect to hire more, including to boost efforts to reduce summertime crime and to expand fire suppression services.
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Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2024
With the cost of materials, labor, equipment, fuel and trucking on the rise, the lone bids for two different versions of the original project came in $60 million and $100 million higher than the state was willing to pay.
—The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
As facial contouring is on the rise, value-hacking techniques to achieve the benefits of facelifts and Botox without the cost have gone viral.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 8 Apr. 2024
Either way, scientists determined the animal was the rare offspring of a polar bear that mated with a grizzly, and as the Arctic melts and polar bears increasingly move on land, sightings of these hybrids are on the rise.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
The one-story temple will be about 30,000 square feet, and is underway as as membership in the Mormon faith across North Carolina has been on the rise.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
Prozac prescriptions for dogs are on the rise, veterinarians across the country acknowledge, along with a myriad of cheaper generic mood stabilizers sold for humans but applied to pets’ separation anxiety, socialization fears, biting habits, or other problematic behavior.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
There is a significant portion of the population who can’t afford to retire, and poverty among elderly Americans has been on the rise.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The demand for remote tech talent is on the rise, despite industry-wide layoffs.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2024
With the cost of materials, labor, equipment, fuel and trucking on the rise, the lone bids for two different versions of the original project came in $60 million and $100 million higher than the state was willing to pay.
—The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2024
As facial contouring is on the rise, value-hacking techniques to achieve the benefits of facelifts and Botox without the cost have gone viral.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 8 Apr. 2024
Either way, scientists determined the animal was the rare offspring of a polar bear that mated with a grizzly, and as the Arctic melts and polar bears increasingly move on land, sightings of these hybrids are on the rise.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
The one-story temple will be about 30,000 square feet, and is underway as as membership in the Mormon faith across North Carolina has been on the rise.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
Prozac prescriptions for dogs are on the rise, veterinarians across the country acknowledge, along with a myriad of cheaper generic mood stabilizers sold for humans but applied to pets’ separation anxiety, socialization fears, biting habits, or other problematic behavior.
—Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
There is a significant portion of the population who can’t afford to retire, and poverty among elderly Americans has been on the rise.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The demand for remote tech talent is on the rise, despite industry-wide layoffs.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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