How to Use increase in a Sentence

increase

1 of 2 verb

• The house increased in value.
• She increased her wealth substantially.
• The news comes as the backlash against Ryan has increased to a fever pitch in the last year.
  — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, 11 Apr. 2018
• Add the tomato and a large pinch of salt, then increase the heat to high.
  — Beth Segal, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2021
• And though their number will increase to 53 in the new year, that’s still well short of 60.
  — Andrew Prokop, Vox, 21 Dec. 2018
• Step 3 Add the tomatoes, their juices and the broth; increase the heat to medium-high.
  — Bonnie S. Benwick, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2019
• In-person learning will only increase the scope and the stakes of the process.
  — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 14 Aug. 2020
• Simser said the way the park is planned will increase use of neighboring Wright’s Field.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2021
• The failing of the fuel pump could lead to a vehicle stalling and increase the risk of a crash.
  — Colin Beresford, Car and Driver, 31 Mar. 2021
• Over the next two weeks, the program will increase to 20 teams, each with two or three members.
  — Hallie Miller, baltimoresun.com, 20 Nov. 2020
• Democrats have pledged to block any tax reforms that increase the deficit.
  — Brian Riedl, National Review, 2 Nov. 2017
• Some work in jobs that increase their risk, others not so much.
  — Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2021
• Want to know if your gas bill will increase this winter?
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
• Johnnie Harris added two more to her staff to increase her hires to five.
  — Giana Han, al, 10 May 2021
• There is no sign that their budget will increase any time soon.
  — Shannon Stirone, Longreads, 15 Mar. 2018
• And in the first seven days of the school year that started this month, the numbers increased by 1,000 per day for breakfast and lunch.
  — Steve Karnowski and Susan Montoya Bryan The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2023
• Its losses grew to $674 million last year and will increase again this year.
  — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2020
• Both of these problems tend to increase during the rainy season.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 24 July 2021
• The plant was built to handle the spills from Tijuana but has been overwhelmed by the increasing flows over the years.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2024
• And the numbers of unhoused people may increase in the coming months, providers said.
  — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 7 Oct. 2022
• Start by swinging your arms faster, which will increase your leg turnover.
  — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2022
• Even small changes to vision can increase the risk of falling.
  — Healthy Aging Leadership Team, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Sep. 2019
• As sea ice pressure increased, however, the hull of the ship began to crack.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2018
• All of this can increase your risk of getting hurt, which is a quick way to derail your routine.
  — Alexa Tucker, SELF, 8 Feb. 2018
• The lifted, durable sole offers a non-slip texture that claims to increase friction and give a good amount of grip.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2022
• Hanging a mask from your rear-view mirror can block your field of vision and increase the risk of a crash.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 13 Aug. 2020
• Yet regardless of race, the risk of having a stroke at a younger age increased as blood pressure rose.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
• If the drillers don’t increase production, fuel prices could stay high and even rise.
  — New York Times, 4 Oct. 2021
• Denver to Paris will increase to three weekly flights (up from two).
  — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2018
• Powers also said shark sightings near the beach start to increase in June.
  — Warren Kulo | [e-mail], al, 2 June 2023

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increase

2 of 2 noun

• The employees expect some increase in wages.
• The construction will probably cause some increase in traffic delays.
• The report showed increases of between 20 and 30 percent.
• The year-over-year increase was the fastest in four decades.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2023
• Sales of fresh, chilled or frozen pork drove the increase.
  — Kavita Kumar, Star Tribune, 4 Dec. 2020
• So part of the increase may reflect the jump in overall prices.
  — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2022
• The increase came after a $3,000 decrease from April to May.
  — Megan Sims, cleveland, 12 July 2023
• In his letter, Youngkin vowed not to sign a tax increase.
  — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
• In the past year, due to the pandemic, there has been a sharp increase in pet adoptions.
  — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2020
• The bright side is that the comment seems to mean that only new launches will have the price increase.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 12 Oct. 2018
• That would be a nearly 14 percent increase if all the rooms are built.
  — Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 17 Apr. 2018
• Some of that increase comes from when the holiday fell during the week.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2020
• This is an increase of 13.8% from the same period a year ago.
  — Josh Boak, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2018
• That increase in content means there’s more reason to check the app.
  — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 24 June 2019
• That is a 3% to 4% increase from what the previous system was able to achieve.
  — Doha Madani, NBC News, 28 June 2023
• Nearly half of them had not had a rate increase in five years, and 20% had not raised rates in five years.
  — John D'anna, azcentral, 15 Dec. 2019
• Glastonbury is not at the top of the surge, but has seen an increase in cases.
  — Steve Smith, courant.com, 9 Apr. 2021
• The lack of an increase in heart attack and stroke deaths was somewhat of a surprise.
  — Maryjo Webster, Star Tribune, 3 Feb. 2021
• The union is seeking a 22 percent pay increase over three years.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2018
• The study assumed a 20% increase in hourly labor costs.
  — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
• This amounts to a slight increase in abortions overall, by about 2,200 a year.
  — Nicole Russell, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
• That increase is nearly triple the daily count for the month before.
  — Popular Science, 29 May 2020
• The insults have led to an increase in death threats against Omar, her office has said.
  — Reuters, The Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2019
• Their rents have soared, and people of color are bearing the brunt of the increases.
  — Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 8 May 2023
• The number of increases had slowed somewhat and were not quite as steep as in past years.
  — Hope Yen, The Seattle Times, 14 Jan. 2019
• That price increase, and the change from a second-run to first-run theater, have been lamented.
  — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2021
• Last year’s increase of 18 parts per billion was the biggest on record.
  — Jim Krane, Chron, 20 Nov. 2022
• The increase was greater among kids who are not citizens.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2019
• With an increase in the severity of cases comes the need for more equipment and staffing.
  — Ben Guarino, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2020
• Can too little or too much sleep increase risk for Alzheimer's?
  — Jay Cannon, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 2 May 2024