Examples of rising in a Sentence
Noun
He was the leader of an armed rising against the elected government.
a great rising of the people was all it took to bring down a regime that imagined that it would endure for a thousand years
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Not to mention the rising, which is the ascending zodiac sign in the eastern horizon at the time and location of birth.
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
The 2026 Grammy Awards gathered a group of golden winners at a ceremony rife with swag before the rising of the midnight sun.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Feb. 2026
Its appearance on the horizon heralds the rising of the Dog Star Sirius, the brightest of all stars, about 17 minutes later.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Noun
With unemployment rising, progress toward lowering inflation stalled and the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates on pause for yet another month, interest rates are actually holding steady.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Not to mention the rising, which is the ascending zodiac sign in the eastern horizon at the time and location of birth.
—Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2026
The 2026 Grammy Awards gathered a group of golden winners at a ceremony rife with swag before the rising of the midnight sun.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Feb. 2026
Its appearance on the horizon heralds the rising of the Dog Star Sirius, the brightest of all stars, about 17 minutes later.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Rising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rising. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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