How to Use meteoric in a Sentence

meteoric

adjective
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  • Niemann, ranked No. 40 in the world, is in the midst of a meteoric rise.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The 20-year-old’s rise to the top of the running world has been nothing short of meteoric.
    — Taylor Dutch, SELF, 21 July 2022
  • None of the past challenges have curbed his meteoric rise.
    — Aradhana Aravindan, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2023
  • So what’s behind the meteoric rise of the logo in 2021?
    — Kristen Bateman, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The Mamas & The Papas formed in 1965 and had meteoric hits.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
  • Read more about Taylor Swift's meteoric rise to fame and the movement that was the Eras tour here.
    — Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The headliner tonight is Goose, a band of five 30-somethings in the midst of a meteoric rise.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 June 2024
  • But the meteoric rise in rents may be starting to show signs of cresting.
    — Anna Bahney, CNN, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The meteoric rise came thanks to the orders of vinyl records being shipped out to customers.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The stock market, which rose to meteoric highs in January, spent the rest of the year on rocky terrain.
    — Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The former Buckeyes linebacker has made a meteoric rise to lead the Fighting Irish at the age of 36.
    — Ralph D. Russo, ajc, 4 Sep. 2022
  • The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Even with its meteoric rise and fall, X-Ray Spex was far from the end of Styrene’s journey as a creative.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2022
  • At the time, the company was in the midst of the kind of meteoric growth reflected by the industry as a whole.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Just like that, at the tender age of 26, his once-meteoric NFL career was over.
    — Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The group had a meteoric rise to fame, becoming the first band to have its first four albums claim the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
  • And in this moment there’s no greater proof of that than the meteoric rise of Nextflix’s global hit, Supacell.
    — Danielle Pointdujour, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2024
  • This year, Fat Bear Week seemed to reach meteoric global fame.
    — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The criticism hasn’t stopped Shein’s meteoric rise among shoppers all over the world.
    — Matthew Monks, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Clark's meteoric rise with the Fever is one for the record books — literally.
    — Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Like a hit song that rockets up the charts, USD has made a meteoric climb up the national rankings.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • In 2020, the pandemic led to the meteoric rise of cloud computing as people lived and worked from home.
    — Quartz, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Since the actor’s arrest in March, the 34-year-old’s meteoric rise to Hollywood stardom has come to a halt.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The meteoric rise comes amid an ongoing bear market that has left most hedge funds in a bad spot.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 6 July 2022
  • But what’s behind the meteoric rise of one of fashion’s most flighty creatures?
    — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Still, this humble artist isn’t letting his meteoric rise go to his head.
    — Regina Kim, ELLE, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Shein’s meteoric rise in the past few years has not been free from controversy.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • No other streetwear brand has had more of a the meteoric rise and deep fashion influence than Supreme.
    — Ashley W. Simpson, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Kate Fahey Fahey’s meteoric rise in singles in 2024 gives the New York resident her own section, instead of being lumped in with the singles specialists below.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • His meteoric rise as a candidate drew global attention, winning him support among right-wing populist figures abroad, even as young, leftist voters rallied behind him at home.
    — Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025

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