How to Use skyward in a Sentence

skyward

adverb
  • Everyone looked skyward as the jets passed by.
  • As the pale light bled skyward, the canyon awoke and was silent.
    — Susan Casey, Field & Stream, 6 Dec. 2020
  • Hebert ran to the rail when the ace came, looked skyward and wept.
    — Ramon Antonio Vargas | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 30 Dec. 2020
  • The look skyward and the sigh of relief on his face said it all.
    — Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The buck kicks his feet, churns mud, and slings debris skyward.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Johnson launched skyward, then slammed the ball down.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • This deer has about half as many drop-tine points as those pointing skyward.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
  • When a small prop plane flew overhead, one of the boys looked skyward and paused.
    — Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 3 Oct. 2020
  • His right arm launching the football skyward as the clock winds down.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Pacquiao climbed the ropes in each corner and threw both arms skyward.
    — Greg Bishop, SI.com, 21 July 2019
  • The wind lifted the hair off her head, skyward in spines behind the bone.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 June 2023
  • Push the rear tail into the ground with your foot to launch yourself skyward.
    — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 22 Aug. 2020
  • The boom of rockets and bombs is constant as puffs of black smoke plume skyward.
    — Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2017
  • On takeoff, the front four point skyward while the back four face downward.
    — Jeremy White, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • Flames scorched the subway entrance as plumes of dense, gray smoke surged skyward.
    — Time, 25 Oct. 2019
  • The shock traveled through the oceans; tsunamis hundreds of feet tall rose skyward.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 28 Aug. 2024
  • Above me, the twin towers reached skyward to catch in this moment the last rays of day.
    — Bruce Dale, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019
  • Such fame has driven the price of the round, and the guns chambered for it, skyward.
    — Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream, 7 Feb. 2020
  • He was mobbed by teammates, then raised both hands skyward and blew a kiss to the heavens.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Get on the petrol and the little lady on the hood ascends skyward.
    — Dan Neil, WSJ, 30 Sep. 2020
  • So mark your June calendar, and gaze skyward on the next clear night.
    — Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, 31 May 2019
  • Sometimes Rolexes age in wild ways that drive the price skyward.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
  • The gateway is made from two enormous blocks of stone, each topped with a tall steel blade that juts skyward.
    — Alice Short, latimes.com, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Gernon likens the process to a hot air balloon that drops its sandbags and floats skyward.
    — Byhannah Richter, science.org, 7 Aug. 2024
  • That’s when my husband tapped me on the shoulder and pointed skyward.
    — Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
  • His gray eyes aimed skyward, in the direction of wispy clouds and sunstruck palms.
    — Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Crossing the finish line, Calamia raised their arms and looked skyward.
    — Kurt Streeter Taylor Glascock, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Suddenly the cell phone view pointed skyward, and shots rang out.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026

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