rise

[raɪz]

Definition:
1. Move upward.
2. Increase in value or to a higher point.
3. Come to the surface.
4. A growth in strength or number or importance.

Use 'rise' in a sentence:

• 1. The rise in interest rates will push prices up.
• 2. Should I ask my boss for a rise?
• 3. Tony had risen early and gone to the cottage to work.
• 4. Rising unemployment is a political time bomb for the government.
• 5. They expected house prices to rise.
• 6. Contrary to expectations , interest rates did not rise.
• 7. He watched the smoke rise from his cigarette.
• 8. They are sticking out for a higher pay rise.
• 9. The waters continue to rise as more than 1,000 people are evacuated.
• 10. The probability is that prices will rise rapidly.
• 11. She felt a warm blush rise to her cheeks.
• 12. America's rise in rates was conjoined with higher rates elsewhere.
• 13. It was her custom to rise early.
• 14. Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials.
• 15. The expectation is that property prices will rise.
• 16. The report forecasts that prices will rise by 3% next month.
• 17. Within two months Kelly got a rise.
• 18. The graph shows how house prices have risen since the 1980s.
• 19. The death toll continues to rise from yesterday's earthquake.
• 20. The price of cigarettes is set to rise again.
• 21. He was determined to rise to the challenge.
• 22. The towers rise out of a concrete podium.
• 23. There has been a sharp rise in the number of people out of work.
• 24. He wanted to be over the line of the ridge before the sun had risen.
• 25. The price of land is rising rapidly.
• 26. We anticipate that sales will rise next year.
• 27. I try to rise above prejudice.
• 28. Convictions will rise steeply now that photographic evidence is admissible.
• 29. The cliffs rise sheer from the beach.
• 30. He looked at Livy and Mark, who had risen to greet him.
• 31. The church was built at the top of a small rise.
• 32. The rise in accidents remains a puzzle.
• 33. I refuse to rise to that sort of comment.
• 34. Early warnings of rising water levels prevented another major catastrophe.
• 35. When water levels rise, flooding results.
• 36. We have had to raise our prices because of rising costs.
• 37. Prices are expected to rise even higher this year.
• 38. House prices are expected to rise sharply.
• 39. We are expecting a rise in food prices this month.
• 40. The water was rising fast.
• 41. I'm going to ask for a rise.
• 42. Can a new party rise from the ashes of the old one?
• 43. I asked for a pay rise and she agreed.
• 44. Air pollution has risen above an acceptable level.
• 45. There's been a sharp rise in the rate of inflation.
• 46. Unemployment may be an underlying cause of the rising crime rate.
• 47. Death rates from heart disease have risen considerably in recent years.
• 48. This latest rise is intended to keep wages level with inflation.
• 49. The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists.
• 50. The industry is feeling the effects of recent price rises.
• 51. The poor harvest caused prices to rise sharply.
• 52. Interest rates rise from 4% to 5%.
• 53. Interest rates look set to rise again.
• 54. A rise in the interest rates seems inevitable.