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.
were skyrocketing
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past progressiveof skyrocket.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Grant purchased one parcel in early 2023, when rents in Los Angeles were skyrocketing in a city starved for housing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Shares of Denny’s Corp. were skyrocketing Tuesday after the restaurant chain said it agreed to be taken private in a deal valued at $620 million.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
The last time crypto prices were skyrocketing, the industry’s most influential executives were Sam Bankman-Fried and Changpeng Zhao, rival billionaires whose online sparring could move markets.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
In October and November of the 2020-21 academic school year, he suddenly found himself fielding a “tidal wave” of calls from districts, as teachers issued progress reports and realized that Ds and Fs were skyrocketing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
Several industrial titans had left the area, meaning that jobs were scarce and economic stresses were skyrocketing.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2020
