rise above

phrasal 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

Even in an ecosystem that demands an abundance of it for survival, Edwards’ confidence rises above the rest. —Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 15 May 2025

The river is expected to rise above the flood stage of 15 feet. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025

But the best leaders rise above the fray, and to this point Devers hasn’t reached a point where his first instinct when confronted by a challenge like this is to lift his team up. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025

Through it all, Beyoncé has managed to rise above the fray, addressing her haters in her music and letting her art speak for itself, one flawless album after another. —Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 9 May 2025

Rhymes for rise above

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