How to Use rise above in a Sentence

rise above

phrasal verb
Definition of rise abovenext
  • And this is the time of year when the sun doesn’t rise above the horizon.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2023
  • But a few players have risen above the rest as the clear cut favorites of the group.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024
  • The mercury could even rise above 115 again, Frieders said.
    — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
  • Haley, the only woman on the stage, tried to rise above the fray.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The Capitol shook with the force of percussion grenades, and smoke rose above the crowd.
    — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Crude prices have jumped more than 12% this year and the cost for a barrel rose above $80 this week.
    — CBS News, 29 May 2024
  • Water rose above the hoods of cars, some of which floated away.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The fire now doubled in height, sending up thick, black plumes of smoke that rose above the cliff.
    — Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The code wars may rumble on, in some form, but the Matildas, at least, have risen above them.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Haley, the only woman on stage, tried to rise above the fray.
    — Sara Burnett, Jill Colvin and Jonathan J. Cooper, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Steep hills and bluffs rise above the Harlem River Valley.
    — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • That said, Bourne suggests that this scoop bra by Chantelle rises above the rest.
    — Courtney Leiva, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • When dew points rise above 65, there’s a lot of moisture in the area and the heat becomes oppressive.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2024
  • The ship uses the cylinders as legs to rise above the waves and transform into a platform.
    — Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • As the moon rose above the water, the Rafael Peralta motored toward the strait.
    — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Safely attempt to lift yourself enough so your chin rises above the height of the bar.
    — Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 13 Mar. 2024
  • By the time the sun rises above the red sandstone pillars, Wilson is on his way to a nearby well.
    — Rachel Scott, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Now, with the new fees, Amazon’s cut will rise above 50% for certain merchants.
    — Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Grab’s share price has failed to rise above the low single digits, while GoTo’s has fallen 30% in the past year and 9% in the past six months.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
  • With foothills rising above, Boise, Idaho is a place of beauty.
    — John Blackstone, CBS News, 2 June 2024
  • The 10-year Treasury yield set new decade-plus highs Wednesday, rising above 4.9%.
    — Jack Pitcher, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Only time will tell if Booker was able to rise above the rest to turn trash into treasure.
    — Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024
  • My old way of coping, the escaping, the not dealing with, the rising above, had gotten me to the age of thirty.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Anyone can rise above their station, one bootstrap-tug at a time!
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The pathos is high, but laughter always manages to rise above despair.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • In the desert Southwest, temperatures could rise above 110 degrees as the first heat wave of the season takes hold.
    — Judson Jones, New York Times, 30 June 2023
  • Yet for all its gripping, nail-biting action clips, there’s one moment in the film that rises above the rest — and it’s not set on the race course.
    — Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
  • Even though the sun shone 24 hours a day, the temperature rarely rose above 0 degrees Fahrenheit.
    — Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Video footage shared on Telegram by the Ukrainian Pravda news site showed thick plumes of smoke rising above buildings in the area.
    — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Figures on both sides of the aisle have called for leaders to rise above the political fray and attempt to heal national divisions.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 July 2024

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