How to Use rise above in a Sentence

rise above

phrasal verb

• 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 moon eventually rose above the rims and lit the trail to camp.
  — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 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
• Read along to find out who rose above the rest on Hair Metal night.
  — Esther Kang, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Options traders risk losing the premium paid for the contract if the stock fails to rise above the strike price.
  — Jesse Pound, CNBC, 25 Sep. 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

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024