rise above

verb

rose above; risen above; rising above; rises above

1

: to not allow oneself to be hurt or controlled by (something bad or harmful)

It's time to rise above petty bickering/politics.

2

: to be or become better than (something)

The quality of the food never rises above average.

Examples of rise above in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The whole thing plays like something concocted by an 8th grader sitting in the back of biology class and doodling movie ideas in his notebook, offering more proof that Besson has never quite risen above the juvenile tendencies of his early years. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

There would be preseason practices where Minter’s voice didn’t rise above the din of a typical training camp workout. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Past a thin line of trees, metal stacks rise above the fence, and exhaust shimmers in the heat. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

According to a Goldman Sachs analysis, the price could rise above $120 a barrel. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for rise above

• hereinabove
• dove
• glove
• love
• of
• shove
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof