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

Rooftops and Nightcaps Then Merchant & Trade rises above the skyline with the kind of rooftop view that makes people instinctively reach for their phones to capture a few sexy shots before throwing one back. — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

After the Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the United States collapsed last week, oil prices shot higher, rising above $85 a barrel after hovering in the low $70 range the previous few weeks. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Temperatures are not expected to be significantly cooler in the hot spots of the region unti Friday, when the gauge is not expected to rise above the low 80s. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Patrick De Haan, a petroleum analyst at GasBuddy, forecast that the average national gas price could rise above $4 per gallon within the next week and add to those gains over the ensuing days. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Rhymes for rise above

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