upsurge
IPA: ˈʌpsɝdʒ
noun
- A sudden strong rise or flow.
verb
- (intransitive) to surge up, or to become stronger or greater
Advertisement
Examples of "upsurge" in Sentences
- SouthwestThe current situation is very serious because it’s what we call an upsurge.
- In 1998, the catalyst that triggered the upsurge was a “surprise” federal funds cut.
- There is the new story that unfolds in the logically upsurge from the initial the single post interval
- We felt a certain upsurge of national pride when the Canadian dollar reacted so strongly in the free money market.
- The report dubs the upsurge in cycle sales among this demographic as "the noughties version of the mid-life crisis".
- Representative Ashraf Qazi, "condemned in the strongest terms the upsurge in violence in Iraq which targeted innocent civilians in popular markets and universities."
- “You look at what Doug Flutie did for Boston College,” he says, referring to an upsurge in applications that school enjoyed after a “Hail Mary” pass by the diminutive quarterback beat Miami on the final play of a nationally-televised game in 1984.
Advertisement
Advertisement