vault up

Example Sentences

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The Blue Devils beat the Irish on Sunday to take over sole possession of first in the ACC and vault up six spots in the poll.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023

He made the call to stop for intermediate tyres at exactly the right time and was able to vault up into second, in what could be a critical move in a championship battle so close.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2021

The most rare ruling on our list occurred at the Wyndham Championship, where Brendan Steele was attempting to vault up the FedEx Cup standings to try to advance to the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

From Golf Digest • Dec. 19, 2019

USC’s players hope to vault up Palm’s board in the next month.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2019

I let the train pull me along for three long strides, and then use its velocity to vault up and inside.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen