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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The price of gas has shot up, and food prices followed.
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Essence, 20 Nov. 2025
Helping aid that was the fact that the average ticket price shot up to $228 from $100 and capacity increased to 100 percent.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025
Some items singled out for exemption have shot up in price over the last year.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
British grocery data also show sweet potato sales spiking 45% last November, while canned pumpkin sales shot up 60% year-on-year, according to Brit Brief.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 2025
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Essence, 20 Nov. 2025
Helping aid that was the fact that the average ticket price shot up to $228 from $100 and capacity increased to 100 percent.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 18 Nov. 2025
Some items singled out for exemption have shot up in price over the last year.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
British grocery data also show sweet potato sales spiking 45% last November, while canned pumpkin sales shot up 60% year-on-year, according to Brit Brief.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 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 28 Nov. 2025.
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