How to Use soaring in a Sentence

soaring

noun
  • The war in Ukraine sent the spot price soaring, leading to the current crunch.
    Emily Rauhala, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Oct. 2022
  • With the price of chicken soaring, the third-largest poultry producer in the U.S. is being bought for $4.53 billion.
    Dee-Ann Durbin and Michelle Chapman, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2021
  • The temperature's soaring, which makes now the perfect time to stay inside with TV that'll chill your blood.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 27 June 2022
  • The war in Ukraine has sent the price of food and fuel soaring, sending hundreds of millions into poverty.
    Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022
  • For one, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has sent prices of commodities like oil, coal and wheat soaring.
    Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2022
  • For years, with its sales and stock price soaring, Chipotle held itself up as a new standard-bearer in fast food.
    Bloomberg.com, 29 Nov. 2017
  • The promoters, of course, claim to have inside information that could send the stock price soaring.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2020
  • By comparison, the threat of grain shortfalls as a result of the fighting has sent prices of staple crops such as corn soaring.
    Carol Ryan, WSJ, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Heck, at this point, with his own Q-rating soaring by the week, Aranda carries a real risk of recency bias.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Today will be summer’s last-gasp with a high soaring to 100 under mostly sunny skies.
    Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Poor weather and the war in Ukraine have curtailed chickpea supplies, sending the price of the protein-rich bean soaring, according to a new report by Reuters.
    Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 7 July 2022
  • The case came about because of Musk’s tweets about a potential buyout of his company, which in turn sent the company’s stock price soaring.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2021
  • That love of speed and soaring is evident throughout Top Gun: Maverick.
    Allison Adato, PEOPLE.com, 3 July 2022
  • But patent protection and limited supplies could send its price soaring, some groups fear.
    Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 10 Apr. 2020
  • The announcement comes one day after Tesla completed a five-for-one stock split that sent Tesla's stock soaring.
    Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Fohr explores every nuance in her voice, soaring and diving to unplumbed depths against a backdrop of her core band and an orchestra.
    Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Backed by Foehner on guitar and harmony, Barrett turned in a soaring, sultry version of the revenge song.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 Mar. 2022
  • American pop group OneRepublic opened with an 11-song set that showcased the soaring, multi-octave range of lead singer and co-founder Ryan Tedder.
    Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 1 July 2017
  • Find gourmet food on the terrace of the Rohan Palace, while the Place de la Cathédrale is particularly scenic, with the centuries-old cathedral soaring over the chalets and half-timbered houses.
    Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Each horseshoe weighs around 2.1 pounds and is evenly weighted and balanced for consistent soaring.
    Sarah Meyers, Robb Report, 27 May 2021
  • The pop great took it back to her late-'80s look, with the big hair, leather jacket and revealing fishnet outfit, for a soaring, note-perfect rendition of her mid-period smash.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 21 May 2017
  • The move has helped keep disease numbers down, but has also contributed to the collapse of the tourism industry and sent unemployment soaring.
    USA TODAY, 26 June 2020
  • But that was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent prices for food and fuel soaring, and inflation began to take hold of most Americans’ lives, even the high earners.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 2 June 2022
  • Those people, of course, are the 4 million non-professional investors who sent the company’s stock price soaring and currently own 80% of the movie theater chain.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 May 2022
  • And with the prices of vehicles and gas soaring, someone who recently had to buy a car to get to work will probably feel inflation more than a city dweller who takes public transportation.
    Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Creeping inflation has sent prices of basic staples like rice soaring, leaving millions of Brazilians struggling to put food on the table.
    Ana Ionova, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2021
  • In Rio de Janeiro, where the virus has already killed tens of thousands, upturned the economy and sent rates of homelessness soaring, moments that recall the darkest days of the pandemic are once more appearing in the news.
    Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2020
  • His six-touchdown performance against USC, including the signing of a hat midgame and the vault over a helpless Trojans defender, was the tipping point that sent his approval rating soaring.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Saudis rely on air-conditioners for much of the year, and the scorching Arabian summer sends demand for power soaring.
    Stanley Reed, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2018
  • The Russian invasion of Ukraine -- and global leaders' consequential decision to isolate Russia from the world's oil markets -- sent the price of oil soaring.
    Stefano Pozzebon and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 6 Apr. 2022

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