How to Use raise the bar in a Sentence

raise the bar

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  • This plan raises the bar for what bus investment can achieve.
    — Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
  • This does not stop development, but does raise the bar for new project approvals.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • Slowly raise the bar back up until your elbows are bent to about 90 degrees.
    — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 1 July 2026
  • Mortgage payments have soared in the last few years, raising the bar of entry for first-time homeowners.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Because the stakes are so high, these systems deliberately raise the bar.
    — Hastimal Jangid, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Bringing in a player like Morgan will hopefully raise the bar to win titles.
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • The number of poor kids taking AP exams has grown eightfold since 2003, quietly raising the bar.
    — Jay Mathews, Washington Post, 13 July 2026
  • Mountain estates around Lake Tahoe are no strangers to big views and big price tags, but Lookout House raises the bar, designed to feel carved out of the land itself.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
  • Decades later, Regent Phu Quoc is the product of an ambitious brand revival and has already raised the bar in a country that isn’t exactly short of dreamy beach retreats.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • Smith Fork Ranch, a historic dude ranch sitting in the middle of a million acres of national forest in Colorado, raises the bar with its buyout-only concept.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
  • While the iPhone wasn’t included in that round of price increases, the iPhone 18 Pro series could raise the bar on pricing when it’s expected to launch later this year.
    — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 21 July 2026
  • Both CrowdStrike and Palo Alto's rise to prominence has also intensified investor scrutiny, raising the bar on earnings expectations.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 June 2026
  • Located on the corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets, Gelso & Grand opened in 2012 and honors Little Italy's rich history while raising the bar for the neighborhood's dining scene.
    — Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Moviegoing Has Become More Event-Driven Streaming has made ordinary movie consumption extraordinarily convenient, which raises the bar for getting people into theaters.
    — David Deal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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