How to Use soar in a Sentence

soar

verb
  • A hang glider soared in the air.
  • The ball soared out of the stadium.
  • The rocket soared into the sky.
  • The eagle soared above us.
  • The oil shortage sent prices soaring.
  • Stock prices are beginning to soar.
  • The temperature soared to 100 degrees.
  • At the start of the year, Jefferson set a goal of soaring past the 2,000-yard mark.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Obesity rates soared from 31% to 42% over the past decade.
    Samantha Kleinberg, STAT, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Waiting days for food The price of dwindling food in Gaza has soared.
    CBS News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Music soars in so-so rom-com about how a heart will go on.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • Nurtured by the moist soil, their soaring leaves tower over the 6-foot-tall farmer.
    Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The fabric, fully starched, would soar into the air and find its resting place on his cheeks.
    Melvin Backman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • His voice can still soars and his rippling guitar lines still evoke smiles.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • But with other new protections, the numbers did not soar as much as some feared.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Built in 1936, the estate got its name from the owls that lived within the soaring trees surrounding the property.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Despite being midway through the marathon of PFW, the energy soared.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2023
  • One agave in the side plot, a large spineless jade agave, has grown a flower stock that since December has soared to about 12 feet tall.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Now, soaring borrowing costs and home prices threaten to erode those gains.
    Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Cava’s stock is soaring and its IPO was one of the highest-performing last year.
    Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Despite this, the flesh havens on Sixth Street soared to unthinkable heights, and Henry’s business boomed.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • In the meantime, staffers at the nursery are preparing for temperatures to soar again this week.
    Terry Tang, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The legal drama has had a record resurgence since hitting Netflix for the first time in June and continues to soar on the streaming charts.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Plants that can take the heat in stride are likely to soar in popularity, right along with soaring temps.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2024
  • In Jacumba Hot Springs, temperatures soared during the day and dropped sharply at night, migrants said.
    Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2023
  • Or, simply admire the soaring scenery while cozied up by a fire in the foyer of a five-star luxury hotel.
    Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2023
  • After being flat for nearly two decades, demand for power in the U.S. is soaring.
    Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The classic example is the legendary short squeeze back in ’08 that sent shares of Volkswagen AG soaring 82% in a single day.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The soaring price of Bitcoin has helped offset those power costs and fueled growth in crypto mining.
    David Pan, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Scottish composer Erland Cooper’s soaring score for the documentary hints at the end of the trailer that Billy and Molly have to part ways as the noble otter is seen to freely swim again in wild nature.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024

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