How to Use soar in a Sentence

soar

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  • A hang glider soared in the air.
  • The ball soared out of the stadium.
  • The rocket soared into the sky.
  • The eagle soared above us.
  • The oil shortage sent prices soaring.
  • Stock prices are beginning to soar.
  • The temperature soared to 100 degrees.
  • At the start of the year, Jefferson set a goal of soaring past the 2,000-yard mark.
    — Steve Silverman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Obesity rates soared from 31% to 42% over the past decade.
    — Samantha Kleinberg, STAT, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Waiting days for food The price of dwindling food in Gaza has soared.
    — CBS News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Music soars in so-so rom-com about how a heart will go on.
    — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • Nurtured by the moist soil, their soaring leaves tower over the 6-foot-tall farmer.
    — Jack Thompson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The fabric, fully starched, would soar into the air and find its resting place on his cheeks.
    — Melvin Backman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • His voice can still soars and his rippling guitar lines still evoke smiles.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • But with other new protections, the numbers did not soar as much as some feared.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Built in 1936, the estate got its name from the owls that lived within the soaring trees surrounding the property.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Despite being midway through the marathon of PFW, the energy soared.
    — Ian Malone, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2023
  • One agave in the side plot, a large spineless jade agave, has grown a flower stock that since December has soared to about 12 feet tall.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Now, soaring borrowing costs and home prices threaten to erode those gains.
    — Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Cava’s stock is soaring and its IPO was one of the highest-performing last year.
    — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Despite this, the flesh havens on Sixth Street soared to unthinkable heights, and Henry’s business boomed.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • In the meantime, staffers at the nursery are preparing for temperatures to soar again this week.
    — Terry Tang, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The legal drama has had a record resurgence since hitting Netflix for the first time in June and continues to soar on the streaming charts.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Plants that can take the heat in stride are likely to soar in popularity, right along with soaring temps.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2024
  • In Jacumba Hot Springs, temperatures soared during the day and dropped sharply at night, migrants said.
    — Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2023
  • Or, simply admire the soaring scenery while cozied up by a fire in the foyer of a five-star luxury hotel.
    — Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2023
  • After being flat for nearly two decades, demand for power in the U.S. is soaring.
    — Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The classic example is the legendary short squeeze back in ’08 that sent shares of Volkswagen AG soaring 82% in a single day.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The soaring price of Bitcoin has helped offset those power costs and fueled growth in crypto mining.
    — David Pan, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Scottish composer Erland Cooper’s soaring score for the documentary hints at the end of the trailer that Billy and Molly have to part ways as the noble otter is seen to freely swim again in wild nature.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
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soar

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  • As prices at the pump soar, some U.S. states are trying to ease the pain.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 1 June 2022
  • The bow also helps her soar to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100.
    — Xander Zellner, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2017
  • The sound builds into a wall of bass, Streisand's voice soars, and the whole sky explodes.
    — Christopher Maag, Popular Mechanics, 1 July 2011
  • The soar in shares increased the wealth of Bezos to over $200 billion.
    — Jazmin Goodwin, CNN, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Higher oil prices, which would come as the price of pork soars, are the last thing the country needs.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 16 Sep. 2019
  • We are easily charmed by the splash in the birdbath, the lift off of wings and the soar into the blue sky.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The Cowboys waited and watched the tight-end market soar.
    — Dallas News, 14 July 2022
  • SoftBank, which owns nearly 85% of Sprint, saw its stock soar on the news.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2020
  • The cost of a year of term insurance soars once people reach their late 70s.
    — Leslie Scism, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2018
  • If the price of Bitcoin soars, the buyer probably walks away from the deal.
    — Andrew Zaleski, Curbed, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Even though no one was on board, thousands of people jammed the coast to see the rocket soar.
    — Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Turks are unable to make ends meet as the costs of potatoes, flour and chicken soar.
    — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Knievel, who walks with the aid of a cane and sometimes a crutch, has another reason for the soar through the air.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2019
  • The rookie stood at home plate and watched his first pinch hit homer soar, then tossed his bat high toward the home dugout.
    — Jake Seiner, courant.com, 1 Sep. 2019
  • Linke stopped a pair of shots to each side of her on the first two Point Loma shots and watched another two soar over the bar in the shootout.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022
  • But at least 20 states in the southern and western United States have seen case counts soar.
    — NBC News, 18 June 2020
  • That didn't stop thousands from jamming the coast to see the Space Launch System rocket soar.
    — Marcia Dunn, Chron, 3 Sep. 2022
  • That didn’t stop thousands from jamming the coast to see the Space Launch System rocket soar.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2022
  • But the investment would be so big that the price of uranium would have soar to make the numbers work.
    — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2018
  • The effect is that the home soars above the 15-acre wetland meadow with a series of landings and balconies.
    — Anna Bahney, CNN, 24 Aug. 2019
  • And right now, our Hurricanes are blowing into Texas and the Owls are in full soar.
    — Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Vogel cashed in $9 million worth of stock in the wake of layoffs that helped the company’s share price soar.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 18 Jan. 2024
  • TikTok is what made this 17-year-old singer's April release soar, a definite sign of the times.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 17 Dec. 2020
  • But when the temperature drops and the air sparkles, energy soars to get things done.
    — Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver, 9 Oct. 2017
  • Add in that ounce of milk and his caloric intake soars to 25.7 billion calories, the same amount of energy a car burns in a year and a half.
    — Philip Bump, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2019
  • And when spring arrives and Russia opens itself to him, the narrative soars.
    — Nina MacLaughlin, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • What should investors make of the super soar-away U.S. economy?
    — James MacKintosh, WSJ, 30 July 2018
  • On the flip side, Kelsie Dolin and Betty Maxwell proved that some duet partners can help each other soar to new heights.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The skyward soar of its fir and pine planking makes its setting in the woods feel natural in two senses.
    — Washington Post, 2 July 2021
  • Stone’s commitment to the bit and the widescreen effect that transforms the music-studio set make this ridiculous idea soar.
    — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023

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