Sentence examples for surged in number from inspiring English sources

Those dropouts surged in number in the late 1990's.

Back at home, meanwhile, telecommuters, who have surged in number over the last decade, are feeling a bit, well, ignored.

Clammers going back to the land, or in this case, the beach, surged in number, according to state figures, hitting a peak of "digger trips" in 1979 as a wave of scruffy outdoorsiness and wide-wale corduroy filtered through the Pacific Northwest culture.

"Stripers, probably," Mr. DuPont said, referring to the striped bass that have surged in numbers in the Sound in recent years.

Humpback whales and great white sharks are surging in numbers in the waters around New York City this summer, in a wildlife bonanza that is delighting naturalists, environmentalists and fishermen – if not necessarily bathers.

Humpback whales are surging in numbers because of the cleaner waters.

According to a report by the Southern Poverty Law Center, hate groups have been surging in numbers for the last decade.

Sometimes called a "silver tsunami," the country's elderly will surge in numbers over the coming decades to become a dominant part of the population.

The surge in publications (research and non-research papers) was therefore concomitant with the surge in number of cases and deaths and thus certainly due to the current West Africa outbreak.

However, the station was unable to cope with the surge in numbers coming through its doors.

The RSPCA is bracing itself for a surge in numbers of air gun attacks on animals.