rocketing

Example Sentences

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Like his counterparts in Phoenix, dealer Matt Bowers was scratching his head earlier this year when he noticed Carvana’s Dallas store rocketing up the Stellantis sales charts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

But with the electorate in a dour mood and reeling from rocketing gas prices, some speculate voters’ willingness to tax themselves may be dwindling as ballots arrive for the June 2 primary election.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Shares of AST SpaceMobile are rocketing higher on Monday as investors eagerly await the SpaceX rival to report first-quarter earnings.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The alternative was bills rocketing and the "potential for blackouts, tipping people in poverty into not being able to pay their bills, even dying, and a winter of discontent".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

I don’t have time to think about where she’s going—because in the next instant, Jena comes rocketing down toward us with Darren and Ziggy at her sides.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu