How to Use meteoric in a Sentence

meteoric

adjective
  • None of the past challenges have curbed his meteoric rise.
    Aradhana Aravindan, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The stock market, which rose to meteoric highs in January, spent the rest of the year on rocky terrain.
    Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The criticism hasn’t stopped Shein’s meteoric rise among shoppers all over the world.
    Matthew Monks, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Like a hit song that rockets up the charts, USD has made a meteoric climb up the national rankings.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • In 2020, the pandemic led to the meteoric rise of cloud computing as people lived and worked from home.
    Quartz, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Since the actor’s arrest in March, the 34-year-old’s meteoric rise to Hollywood stardom has come to a halt.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Still, this humble artist isn’t letting his meteoric rise go to his head.
    Regina Kim, ELLE, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Shein’s meteoric rise in the past few years has not been free from controversy.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • No other streetwear brand has had more of a the meteoric rise and deep fashion influence than Supreme.
    Ashley W. Simpson, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2022
  • However, the rate hikes at the Fed -- which stretch back to last March -- fail to account for the meteoric rise of Treasury bond yields in recent months.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • But the hype around the first of three American races in this year’s Formula 1 season also points to the meteoric rise of the league in the United States.
    Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2023
  • Wheels Up Any private flier who has been watching the sector since the start of the pandemic has seen the meteoric rise of Wheels Up.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Here’s everything to know about Messi and his meteoric rise to fame.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The Danish company, which has been around for about 100 years, has seen a meteoric rise in recent years.
    Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Even Mervis struggled to explain his meteoric rise through the Cubs’ system.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2023
  • Ardern, who entered office at the age of 37 and led her country through numerous crises, saw a meteoric rise on the world stage.
    Kara Alaimo, CNN, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Objects from film, TV, and the space age have also achieved meteoric results in the auction market.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Its meteoric rise has been buoyed — much to the chagrin of some — by the interest in all things fermented and gut-friendly.
    Kim Severson, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Holmes' meteoric rise once landed her on the covers of business magazines that hailed her as the next Steve Jobs.
    Michael Liedtke, ajc, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Holmes’ meteoric rise once landed her on the covers of business magazines that hailed her as the next Steve Jobs.
    Michael Liedtke, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Bankman-Fried’s meteoric rise was not simply based on his own doing – he was buoyed by many others.
    Emily Parker, CNN, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Life is moving fast for Ice Spice amid her meteoric rise to stardom, but one life-changing moment brought her to tears of joy.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Amidst its meteoric rise, the crypto market has been something of a financial free-for-all.
    Casey Michel, CNN, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Donovan said his team isn't worried about the attention becoming a distraction for the team, even with the meteoric rise in fame for Kelce and the Chiefs.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Yet another feather in the cap of this brewery's meteoric rise since opening in 2020 in the middle of the pandemic.
    Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2023
  • At the time, biotech startups were rolling in cash and seeking to capture some of the magic that had fueled Moderna’s meteoric rise.
    Kara Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
  • If confirmed, Prigozhin’s death would cap a meteoric rise and fall for the convict turned restaurateur turned warlord.
    Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
  • While these are all fascinating movements, there’s another in the air — the meteoric rise of Asian artists.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Meanwhile on Twitter, the hashtag #climatescam has seen a meteoric rise since July of last year.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2023

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