onward and upward
idiom
: toward a better condition or higher level
He is moving onward and upward in his business career.
Examples of onward and upward in a Sentence
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Time to move onward and upward on your path to discovering your highest vibrational self this year.
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
Even if the fight result is changed to a no-contest, Amorim will likely move onward and upward while Demopoulous will remain in the same spot or perhaps drop.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
His energy is that of someone who’s aged out of that stage of his career, not unlike a college student who goes to visit his old high school, only to realize that he’s outgrown that version of himself and needs to continue moving onward and upward.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
Even though things aren’t perfect, there is endless potential to move onward and upward.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2023
But the rocket pushed onward and upward, sending its payload, the Orion spacecraft and its service module, toward the Moon.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2022
Ambitious Capricorn ventures forever onward and upward, focused on reaching new heights.
—BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2020
New genotypes have arisen in altered landscapes, and our pathogens are also riding the high tide of globalization onward and upward.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2010
And beyond her son, her own drive continually propels her onward and upward.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 23 Feb. 2023
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
Even if the fight result is changed to a no-contest, Amorim will likely move onward and upward while Demopoulous will remain in the same spot or perhaps drop.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
His energy is that of someone who’s aged out of that stage of his career, not unlike a college student who goes to visit his old high school, only to realize that he’s outgrown that version of himself and needs to continue moving onward and upward.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
Even though things aren’t perfect, there is endless potential to move onward and upward.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2023
But the rocket pushed onward and upward, sending its payload, the Orion spacecraft and its service module, toward the Moon.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2022
Ambitious Capricorn ventures forever onward and upward, focused on reaching new heights.
—BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2020
New genotypes have arisen in altered landscapes, and our pathogens are also riding the high tide of globalization onward and upward.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2010
And beyond her son, her own drive continually propels her onward and upward.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 23 Feb. 2023
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“Onward and upward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onward%20and%20upward. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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