Example Sentences

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As of the market close on Monday, Marvell stock had skyrocketed 158% this year.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

A File on 4 investigation in April last year found vets bills had skyrocketed.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

By 2022, however, the tonnage of discarded plastic bags had skyrocketed to 231,072 — a 47% jump.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2024

BethAnne Tatro, also at the Keene meet-and-greet, said that the cost of running her Monadnock Country Café had skyrocketed in the past couple of years.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024

There had been hikikomori in Japan since back before the turn of the century, but their number had skyrocketed after the hunt for Halliday’s Easter egg began.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline