Example Sentences

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Without those revenues, the government’s debts will rocket even faster — and it will have to increase the supply of Treasury bonds significantly.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

With the Lionesses becoming household names, their marketing value will rocket, said Lisa Parfitt, co-founder of sports marketing agency The Space Between.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2022

The result is that gas stations are keeping prices high, even if they decline slightly, since they can’t know whether prices will rocket back up tomorrow.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2022

Over the next four days, US sales of the dead man’s book will rocket by almost 10,000%, making it a No 1 bestseller.

From The Guardian • May 19, 2019

Occasionally, he said, a loose ball will rocket toward the courtside table where he and Pete Pranica, the Grizzlies’ play-by-play voice, are calling the action.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2017