skyrocket
noun
a rocket firework that ascends into the air and explodes at a height, usually in a brilliant array of sparks of one or more colors.
have been skyrocketing
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present perfect progressiveof skyrocket.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Prices have been skyrocketing as a result of hyperinflation, forcing many to sell their belongings to pay for smugglers to take them to Europe as the migration intensified in recent months.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
Some theaters in the New York area, where infection rates have been skyrocketing, played “No Way Home” to sold-out crowds.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
A Washington, D.C., grandmother is one of the latest victims of D.C. carjackings that have been skyrocketing in recent months.
From Fox News ● Jul. 22, 2021
Japan has reported 11,496 coronavirus infections and 277 deaths; the numbers have been skyrocketing over the last month, particularly in Tokyo and other big cities.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2020
But sales in the United States have been skyrocketing in the last year, said company CEO and founder Iqbal Sunderani.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2018
