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 Apr. 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
Thanks for reading, and onward and upward.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 11 Nov. 2022
Tia Mowry is looking onward and upward.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2022
Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 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
Thanks for reading, and onward and upward.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 11 Nov. 2022
Tia Mowry is looking onward and upward.
—Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2022
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