shoot up
verb
shot up; shooting up; shoots up
1
: to shoot or shoot at especially recklessly
cowboys shooting up the town
2
: to inject (a narcotic drug) into a vein
: to inject a narcotic into a vein
Examples of shoot up in a Sentence
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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Americans can always keep their older cars on the road longer, but the cost of repair bills has shot up this year, too.
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Patrick George, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
His eyebrows shot up and his mouth dropped in awe as Cara, 44, glided toward him while wearing a matching black veil and holding a bouquet of orange and red flowers.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
The strong winds will be warming downslope winds for eastern Colorado with highs on Friday shooting up into the 60s and 70s.
—Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Demand for such software did shoot up in 2024 and early 2025.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025
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Patrick George, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
His eyebrows shot up and his mouth dropped in awe as Cara, 44, glided toward him while wearing a matching black veil and holding a bouquet of orange and red flowers.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
The strong winds will be warming downslope winds for eastern Colorado with highs on Friday shooting up into the 60s and 70s.
—Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Demand for such software did shoot up in 2024 and early 2025.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shoot up
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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