Examples of rising in a Sentence
Noun
He was the leader of an armed rising against the elected government.
a great rising of the people was all it took to bring down a regime that imagined that it would endure for a thousand years
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Marzocchi says the data suggest that, for now, the tremors are more the result of gases pushing superheated water up through the earth, rather than magma rising.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
The scent of social rising flavored the air in his shop.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
No kneading, no rising, no special equipment, just a few pantry staples and that signature Barefoot Contessa touch.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Its appearance on the horizon heralds the rising of the Dog Star Sirius, the brightest of all stars, about 17 minutes later.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Marzocchi says the data suggest that, for now, the tremors are more the result of gases pushing superheated water up through the earth, rather than magma rising.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 25 Nov. 2025
The scent of social rising flavored the air in his shop.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
No kneading, no rising, no special equipment, just a few pantry staples and that signature Barefoot Contessa touch.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Rising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rising. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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