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
• If there's no jackpot winner, the cash prize will increase by millions.
  — USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
• The April 2020 election increased the number of women on the council to a record five with the elections of Zamarripa and Ald.
  — Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024

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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
• Police said that’s a 42 percent increase from the first quarter of last year.
  — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
• Duggan attributed the increase in housing wealth to neighborhood associations and block clubs and touted city home repair programs, removal of vacant homes, sales of side lots to homeowners and renovation of city parks and recreation centers.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 17 Apr. 2024

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