How to Use skyward in a Sentence

skyward

adverb
  • Everyone looked skyward as the jets passed by.
  • Hebert ran to the rail when the ace came, looked skyward and wept.
    Ramon Antonio Vargas | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 30 Dec. 2020
  • As the pale light bled skyward, the canyon awoke and was silent.
    Susan Casey, Field & Stream, 6 Dec. 2020
  • Such fame has driven the price of the round, and the guns chambered for it, skyward.
    Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream, 7 Feb. 2020
  • The wind lifted the hair off her head, skyward in spines behind the bone.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 June 2023
  • When a small prop plane flew overhead, one of the boys looked skyward and paused.
    Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Above me, the twin towers reached skyward to catch in this moment the last rays of day.
    Bruce Dale, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019
  • The buck kicks his feet, churns mud, and slings debris skyward.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Get on the petrol and the little lady on the hood ascends skyward.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Push the rear tail into the ground with your foot to launch yourself skyward.
    Rob Verger, Popular Science, 22 Aug. 2020
  • The shock traveled through the oceans; tsunamis hundreds of feet tall rose skyward.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 28 Aug. 2024
  • Most days this silvery half-light is enough to nourish the fledglings skyward, to charge the battery of the heart.
    Campbell McGrath, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022
  • His right arm launching the football skyward as the clock winds down.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Looking north, and sharply skyward, the ski lifts of Mount Holly crown a peak.
    Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2024
  • On takeoff, the front four point skyward while the back four face downward.
    Jeremy White, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2024
  • He was mobbed by teammates, then raised both hands skyward and blew a kiss to the heavens.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The 6-foot, 225-pound senior linebacker reached his right arm skyward and caught just enough air to tip the ball.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2020
  • Pacquiao climbed the ropes in each corner and threw both arms skyward.
    Greg Bishop, SI.com, 21 July 2019
  • But the complete eclipse takes about 2 1/2 hours, which gives you time to look skyward for stars and planets.
    Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
  • So mark your June calendar, and gaze skyward on the next clear night.
    Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, 31 May 2019
  • The fire sent clouds of black smoke billowing skyward that could be seen from afar.
    TIME, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Its masts point skyward, with rigging and ropes tied to spars and lying on deck.
    John Flesher, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Sometimes Rolexes age in wild ways that drive the price skyward.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
  • Flames scorched the subway entrance as plumes of dense, gray smoke surged skyward.
    Time, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Ten years ago, exhibits on King Tut and Egypt helped send the numbers skyward.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Crossing the finish line, Calamia raised their arms and looked skyward.
    Kurt Streeter Taylor Glascock, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Be sure to glance skyward, to the eastern horizon, to see the almost-full moon and nearby bright Mars.
    Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Gernon likens the process to a hot air balloon that drops its sandbags and floats skyward.
    Byhannah Richter, science.org, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Max generously offered me a Cuban Monte Cristo, and as the blue smoke floated skyward, the watches continued to make the rounds.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2024
  • The year is 1896 and the women, who have recently formed a spiritualist collective called Da Fem (The Five), send a chorus of wishes skyward.
    Rhoda Feng, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024

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