How to Use "Rise" with Example Sentences

rise (v): to wake up; to move up; to increase

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Used with nouns:

"Panic in the city is rising."
(panic, production, productivity, income, tension)

"The tide is rising."
(tide, pressure, volume, stock, smoke, steam, sea level, water, temperature, humidity, hea)

"The sun is rising over the water."
(sun, moon)

"Her voice is rising."
(voice)

"The curtain rose on the stage."
(curtain)

"Inflation is rising again."
(inflation, enrollment, unemployment, crime)

"His eyebrows rose."
(eyebrows)

"The population is rising."
(population, price, premium)

Used with adverbs:

"She rises early."
(early, late)

"They rose up from the floor."
(up)

"Housing prices are slowly rising again."
(slowly, gradually, steadily)

"Gas prices have risen sharply."
(sharply, considerably, quickly, fast, rapidly, higher, further)

"The water is starting to rise slightly in the flooded basement."
(slightly, a little)

Used with prepositions:

"The population rose by 20%."
(by)

"The sun is rising above the trees."
(above, behind)

"I rose from the bed."
(from)

"We rose to the challenge."
(to)

rise (n): an increase; upward movement

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Used with adjectives:

"There has been a slow rise in enrollment."
(slow, small, slight, gradual, steady, continuing, general, overall)

"She was not prepared for her quick rise to fame."
(quick, sharp, sudden)

"We had a big rise in revenue last year."
(big, huge, large, strong, substantial, significant)

"We are looking at a global rise in poverty."
(global, worldwide)

Used with prepositions:

"Crime in the city is on the rise."
(on)

"There has been a rise in the population."
(in)

"The show is documenting his rise from poverty."
(from)

"His quick rise to stardom surprised his family."
(to)