Examples of skyward in a Sentence
Everyone looked skyward as the jets passed by.
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Today’s great photo is from freelance photographer Al Seib at the California Science Center, which captures the excitement students from Pearblossom Elementary in Littlerock, Calif., experienced while staring skyward to view the the partial solar eclipse on Monday.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
While millions of people looked skyward at Monday's total solar eclipse on Monday, a handful of earthlings took in a much different view of the rare phenomenon — from the International Space Station.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
Millions of people will tilt their heads skyward on Monday, marveling at a total solar eclipse.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
On that day, though, the camera was instead angled skyward as the asteroid-sized Phobos passed overhead.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
On April 8, 2024, millions of people looked skyward, all together.
—Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
The celestial event itself will have no effect on wireless networks but phone providers are preparing for potential disruptions as massive crowds will hold their cell phones skyward in unison to capture the moment.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
The nation’s capital is not in the eclipse’s path of totality, but the president nonetheless had an important reminder for anyone planning to look skyward and watch the moon partially or fully block the sun’s light today.
—Maura Barrett, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Until the moon completely blocks the sun's disc on the path of totality and ushers in darkness, the sun's rays will pose a danger to unprotected retinas gazing skyward.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
While millions of people looked skyward at Monday's total solar eclipse on Monday, a handful of earthlings took in a much different view of the rare phenomenon — from the International Space Station.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
Millions of people will tilt their heads skyward on Monday, marveling at a total solar eclipse.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
On that day, though, the camera was instead angled skyward as the asteroid-sized Phobos passed overhead.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
On April 8, 2024, millions of people looked skyward, all together.
—Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024
The celestial event itself will have no effect on wireless networks but phone providers are preparing for potential disruptions as massive crowds will hold their cell phones skyward in unison to capture the moment.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
The nation’s capital is not in the eclipse’s path of totality, but the president nonetheless had an important reminder for anyone planning to look skyward and watch the moon partially or fully block the sun’s light today.
—Maura Barrett, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Until the moon completely blocks the sun's disc on the path of totality and ushers in darkness, the sun's rays will pose a danger to unprotected retinas gazing skyward.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Skyward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyward. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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skyward
adverb
sky·ward
ˈskī-wərd 
1
: toward the sky
gaze skyward
2
: to a higher level
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