How to Use vault in a Sentence

vault

1 of 2 noun
  • How many vault songs are there?
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
  • What else might be in the vault?
    — Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But Paul didn’t stash it away in a vault.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • But those vault tracks have yet to be released.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2025
  • In tax terms, this one is very much in the vault (locked away).
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • The vault code and prizes resets each hour.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Think of it as putting your credit file in a vault.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Here are eight ways to style your precious pieces from the vault.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The area has a spring floor, turf floor, crash mats, and vault boxes.
    — Matias Ocner, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
  • In the dead of night, a group of armed thieves creeps toward a locked vault.
    — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
  • His demand is a dollar bill from the bank’s vault.
    — Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The fix for quantum has been sitting in the vault too.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Taylor drops vault tracks to release when the world is ready.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Blocky towers vault from the sand and sagebrush to pierce a tall sky.
    — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Auburn entered the meet as the nation's top vault team.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2026
  • More stories from our vault await below!
    — Ronnie Li, USA Today, 3 Dec. 2025
  • This is not your average vault.
    — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • His jumper is still crisp, though the signature leg lift is in the vault.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Pease led from the start with a strong vault, also excelling on bars and beam.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • He's got drawers of his own in the vault, filled with items from his career.
    — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2025
  • The Bruins will start on the bars, then go to the beam, floor and vault.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The Bruins will start on the bars, then go to the beam, floor and vault.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The skull vault curved like that of Homo sapiens.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Frazier also led the way for the Gators in beam and vault.
    — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • There were three vaults for artwork; Matisse owned one.
    — Christopher C. Gorham september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Like some ghastly old lag, ransacking the plans of a bank vault!
    — Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Wong was the first of the leaders to begin her day, starting on vault.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • That structure features a design scheme known as the veil and the vault.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
  • That's when Michelle grabbed her briefcase and headed to the vault.
    — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2023
  • There is an outdoor patio and a basement vault.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026

vault

2 of 2 verb
  • The Beak ceiling is vaulted, and the floor is stone.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Due to his success, Howard vaulted up draft boards.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Big boxcar body the color of rough rust and vaulted up off of the axles.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
  • That would vault Trocheck back to the top of the available centers list.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • The close loss was still enough to vault the Longhorns into the top 25.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The space has vaulted ceilings, a fairly deep wine list, and a full food menu.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026
  • In lieu of doors, a driver must vault over the side to enter the vehicle.
    — Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
  • In lieu of doors, a driver must vault over the side to enter the vehicle.
    — Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The first floor living room has vaulted ceilings and a stone fireplace.
    — Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The crust pressed into my spine, the enormous sky vaulting overhead.
    — AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
  • It was then vaulted again until the Vista run in July.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The winning streak has vaulted the Lakers from sixth in the West to third.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2026
  • To me, the Packers just vaulted themselves into that top tier.
    — Eduardo Razo, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The scorn being heaped on her by people who couldn’t vault over a cheeseburger is coming in hot and heavy.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2021
  • And this one, yes this one, might be the one to finally vault soccer into top-three sport status.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • And the Knicks’ next move could vault them over Cleveland in the contender’s circle.
    — Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 13 July 2023
  • Think oversized panes of glass, wide overhangs, lots of mahogany, and vaulted cedar ceilings.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Gasoline prices in the United States vaulted to a 4-year high.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Or will Miami vault back to the top of the sport for the first time since 2001?
    — The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Removing the beam and column and vaulting the kitchen and living room was number one.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The results helped vault its shares up 36% and extended five-day gains past 50%.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 30 May 2026
  • Lyons, meanwhile, vaulted to fame for his Internet jokes.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Harris vaulted a short wall at the end of the cart corral and turned back toward Elliott, gun in hand.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2023
  • For the second straight night, Giménez vaulted the Jays back into a contest.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That vaulted the Razorbacks past the Ducks and into third place.
    — oregonlive, 11 June 2023
  • As the Christmas songs are swept from the chart for another year, a raft of singles vault up the tally.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Both of those moments vaulted the brands worn into top-five placements for their respective events.
    — Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Randolph’s body vaulted off the car, creating a web of cracks in the driver’s side windshield.
    — Emerson Clarridge updated March 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Abramović definitely did, vaulting the mode to the mainstream.
    — Kate Guadagnino, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Adding Harden isn't going to vault Houston to the lofty heights his biggest fans still dream of.
    — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 24 May 2023

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