Examples of 'were rising' in a sentence

Meaning of "were rising"

This phrase indicates that something, such as prices, numbers, or levels, was increasing or going up

How to use "were rising" in a sentence

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I thought we were rising above this sort of thing.
But in other ways his fortunes were rising.
I thought we were rising above this sort ofthing.
He also found that temperatures were rising.
Unsettling urges were rising from within.
Poverty and social inequality were rising.
And they were rising up out of the water.
And those interest charges were rising inexorably.
Barricades were rising for the defense of the government.
So the evening mists were rising now.
Tensions were rising on the final stretch.
I just asked if there were rising mains.
So wages were rising faster than productivity.
Our spirits were going down and our fears were rising.
O nitrate concentrations were rising at six of these stations.

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I took a photo of it yesterday when the waters were rising.
While oil prices were rising all went well.
The bodies of dead soldiers were rising.
Current account deficits were rising in some emerging economies.
Some were being rescued by helicopter as water levels were rising fast.
The early dinosaurs were rising to dominance.
Mists were rising from the cold surface of the water.
And the waters were rising around me.
Such an increase was inevitable at a time when overall prices were rising steadily.
The temperatures were rising all through that period.
But the wind and the sea were rising.
Sea levels were rising and falling.
The values of homes were rising.
Prices were rising every day.
Though the tides were rising.
Crude inventories were rising despite a forecast they would fall.
Traffic fatality rates were rising.
I thought we were rising above this.
Then a figure tread onto the stage as if it were rising from hell.
But costs were rising and tastes were changing.
This was done because physician fees were rising faster than projected.
The dead were rising and infecting the living.
Her tumor markers were rising again.
Oil prices were rising and emission legislation was becoming tough.
What they also inherited were rising commodity prices.
The cost of that guarantee was reflected in lower increases when wages were rising.
Independence movements were rising all over the world.
We announced to you before the start of this new edition counters were rising.
Housing prices were rising every year.
We have had this period where the dollar and gold were rising.
My needs were rising to the surface.
His creatinine levels were rising.
Tensions were rising everywhere.
Commodity prices were rising.
A lot of people were rising up and fighting for openness.

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