Sentence examples for popularity surging from inspiring English sources

Now, with the N.H.L.'s popularity surging anew, the signs are pointing to a destructive third lockout, beginning this September.

But for most of the summer Bush remained a phantom, his popularity surging while his specific plans remained unknown.

— it was not until recently that golf's popularity surged in the more traditional gambling sense.

As the eatery's popularity surged, neighbors complained about noise, trash and odors.

In the years following, figure skating's popularity surged to historic levels.

Mini's popularity surged in the US, where sales jumped 29% to 54,000 cars.

As the show's popularity surged — about 6.6 million viewers tuned in last Sunday — so did Albuquerque's.

His popularity surged following his role as Emperor Franz Joseph I in Sissi (1955) and its two sequels.

Buenos Aires's first ice cream stores were opened in the early 1900s by Italian immigrants, and their popularity surged in the '40s.

Rajapakse's popularity surged, but international observers criticized his army's brutality in the war's final battle, which had led to many civilian deaths.

Kim's popularity surged, but a severe economic downturn and the continued entrenchment of corruption (Kim's own son was arrested on charges of bribery and tax evasion) diminished his standing by the end of his term.