Examples of skyrocket in a Sentence
His popularity skyrocketed after his latest movie.
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Yet oil futures have not skyrocketed to the dangerous levels forecasters feared — at least not yet.
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Officials now are seeing more house cats abandoned on the streets as the price of pet food and veterinary care has skyrocketed since the pandemic, according to Sarai Rivera, founder of My Bella TNR cat rescue in Hartford.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
During the truce, Iran has maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz — a crucial passage for the world’s oil and natural gas and the primary reason global fuel prices skyrocketed.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
The heat is truly on for the week ahead as temperatures skyrocket and storm activity moves in.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 8 June 2026
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Officials now are seeing more house cats abandoned on the streets as the price of pet food and veterinary care has skyrocketed since the pandemic, according to Sarai Rivera, founder of My Bella TNR cat rescue in Hartford.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
During the truce, Iran has maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz — a crucial passage for the world’s oil and natural gas and the primary reason global fuel prices skyrocketed.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
The heat is truly on for the week ahead as temperatures skyrocket and storm activity moves in.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 8 June 2026
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyrocket. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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skyrocket
1 of 2 noun
sky·rock·et
ˈskī-ˌräk-ət 
skyrocket
2 of 2 verb1
: to shoot up suddenly
costs have skyrocketed
2
: to cause to rise or increase rapidly
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