How to Use skyrocket in a Sentence

skyrocket

1 of 2 noun

• The move caused the price of fuel to skyrocket, roughly doubling overnight.
  — Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2022
• Then cases skyrocket in Europe, then in major U.S. cities—and then in the rest of the country.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2021
• Plus, Stevenson has seen his usage skyrocket in the past few weeks.
  — Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2022
• Hanukkah reminds us Jews will not sit silently on the sidelines while hate crimes and hate speech against us skyrocket.
  — TIME, 11 Dec. 2023
• Take one or two gummies a day as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle, and watch your libido skyrocket!
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2023
• Jones tore through skyrocket solos, his horn here a balm, there a blade, and all over the theater knees helplessly bounced.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
• Do this with all objections and watch your sales skyrocket.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
• Everyone is on a mission to make the best graphics, so costs skyrocket.
  — Frederick Daso, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
• Consumers are feeling the pain at the pump as refined products like gasoline and diesel skyrocket in price.
  — Bob Haber, Forbes, 28 May 2022
• Needless to say, the freak incident caused the modest dwelling's value to skyrocket—to the point that it's now valued more than the cosmic rock that struck it.
  — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 18 Feb. 2022
• Vinyl's resurgence in culture has been nothing short of a skyrocket.
  — Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 Jan. 2022
• Offline, restaurants around the country are struggling to keep their prices steady as egg costs skyrocket.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2023
• That number skyrockets, with the risk of death at 80% if a vehicle is traveling at 40 mph.
  — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024
• And when the pandemic hit, Cheuh and Gray watched as the use of disposable containers skyrocket.
  — Jordan Hernandez | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2022
• And some seem to skyrocket in value for no discernible reason after a flurry of trades.
  — Dan Patterson, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2022
• Fremont saw its homeless population skyrocket over the past three years by nearly 69% — one of the biggest jumps in the East Bay.
  — Sarah Ravani, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 July 2022
• State Farm, the largest auto insurer in the U.S., has seen catalytic theft claims skyrocket across the board during the pandemic.
  — Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2022
• Reese has spent the past year watching his stock skyrocket since deciding to transfer to the Cleveland high school that’s sent plenty of players to Columbus over the past 20 years.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2022
• Midway through her halftime show, the singer blotted her nose with her own setting powder, which saw sales skyrocket after the big game.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• The hope is that with the birth of the movie division, Mattel’s products and films will amplify each other, so the entire business skyrockets.
  — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 20 July 2023
• Unfortunately, that info isn’t much of a secret, and many of the best bottles have seen their prices skyrocket.
  — G. Clay Whittaker, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
• As food costs skyrocket and inflation hits record highs, even for wholesalers, Costco will hold steady on its iconic dog-and-drink deal.
  — Maya Miller, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2022
• Scoring seven points in a half against a .500 team on your home field does not exactly cause confidence to skyrocket.
  — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2022
• The announcement from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac comes as median home prices and rents across the country skyrocket.
  — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA TODAY, 8 June 2022
• The results saw oil shortages and prices in many nations—including parts of Europe, the United States, and Canada—skyrocket.
  — Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 10 Oct. 2022
• But among parents who know their child is behind grade level in math, the percentage skyrockets: 74% have spoken with the teacher.
  — Annie Ma, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
• Like other billionaires around the world, Adani has seen his wealth skyrocket during the pandemic.
  — Diksha Madhok, CNN, 7 Feb. 2022
• The invention created a new, healthy snack and made carrot consumption in the US skyrocket.
  — Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023
• Davis noted that your heart rate skyrockets in a short burst, and your temperature rises.
  — Julia Sullivan, Health, 3 Nov. 2023
• Golling Toyota of Warren saw new-car sales skyrocket during 2021.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 4 Jan. 2022

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skyrocket

2 of 2 verb

• His popularity skyrocketed after his latest movie.
• The volume of trading in the stock has not skyrocketed.
  — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
• The chance of rain then skyrockets to 80% on Saturday, when up to a quarter of an inch of rain could fall in Boise.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Mar. 2024
• The price of food is skyrocketing and the sounds of gunfire, even in Cap-Haïtien, are startling.
  — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
• However, the more likely result—at least in the short term—is that the cost for parents will skyrocket.
  — Elliot Haspel, The New Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
• And tickets for Sundays game against the Jets have seen their resale prices skyrocket.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2023
• In June 2022, gas prices in Sacramento and across the United States skyrocketed to an all-time high.
  — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
• Keep reading to learn about 20 of the best white label suppliers that will help to skyrocket your brand to success.
  — Luke Knapp, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
• Her career skyrocketed from there, landing her the part of Chloe.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
• Hunger in the United States is on the rise as pandemic aid programs have wound down and food costs have skyrocketed.
  — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
• However, the share price has skyrocketed in the last year, as this merger moves closer to fruition.
  — Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
• In 2023, the price of concert tickets has skyrocketed to the equivalent of a month's rent to as much as a mortgage payment.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 29 July 2023
• Since 2020 the cost of dining out has skyrocketed across the US, and even as other forms of inflation have eased, menu prices keep climbing.
  — Meghan McCarron, Bon Appétit, 1 Feb. 2024
• The prices of food, water and fuel have skyrocketed, and many people are unable to access cash.
  — Cora Engelbrecht, New York Times, 7 June 2023
• The album skyrocketed to the top of the charts and came at a time when the music industry was still largely segregated.
  — Abc News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2023
• Golden State’s skyrocketing payroll means that both Green and Thompson would likely have to take pay cuts to stick around long-term.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2023
• Rents have also skyrocketed, with June marking a record-high increase of 5.1% year over year.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 July 2023
• That means the jackpot has skyrocketed over $1 billion.
  — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
• Prices of goods and fuel have skyrocketed, and hospitals have closed.
  — Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
• Search interest skyrocketed in the first year of the pandemic.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
• During what will be the last term of his 13-year premiership, the Netherlands shut down extraction from Europe’s largest gas field, even while prices skyrocketed in the wake of the war in Ukraine.
  — April Roach, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2023
• Its countryside address may be off the radar, but since its opening, Casa Maria Luigia has skyrocketed out of the culinary ballpark.
  — Erica Firpo, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024
• Here’s a look at how OpenAI skyrocketed to being the buzziest tech company of the moment.
  — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 12 May 2023
• Doctors say that in the past decade, the number of lung cancer cases among nonsmokers has skyrocketed.
  — Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• Housing costs have skyrocketed well beyond the reach of many Big Sky workers, and locals worry that the area will lose its character as more wealth floods in.
  — Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2023
• Overdoses from opioids, most notably fentanyl, have skyrocketed in the state since the start of the pandemic.
  — Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2023
• In the quest to get snatched, at-home skin care devices have skyrocketed in popularity.
  — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 7 July 2023
• One of the factors here that nobody is really in control of, either the filmmakers or the studios, is the skyrocketing cost of marketing over the last 20-plus years.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
• Shares of Blue Apron skyrocketed premarket after the meal-kit maker agreed a sale to the Wonder Group, a food-delivery startup.
  — By wsj Staff, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2023
• The true picture may be told by the number of people seeking homeless services, which has skyrocketed in recent years.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024