Example Sentences

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That has risen from 23,552 in 2019, but fallen from the total of 26,067 in 2008.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Take construction: Hiring for these blue-collar trades jobs has risen in the past year despite a slumping housing market — something that almost never happens.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Over the years, the number of cars parking near the bridge — often illegally, sometimes impeding emergency vehicles — has risen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The stock has risen more than tenfold over the past year.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The former says that if the sun has risen in the east every morning since the dinosaurs walked the earth, you can bet dollars to donuts it’ll do the same tomorrow morning.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith