take to the sky/skies
idiom
chiefly US
: to begin flying
The new airliner will take to the skies next year.
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Many Americans are planning to take to the skies to get to their destinations this summer.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Sierra Malone, travel blogger 🧳 Wander-lost: As Americans plan to take to the skies for the summer vacation season, some are concerned that the current perception of the US due to the Trump administration will make for tricky traveling overseas.
—Morgan Severson, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
The Ducks will take to the skies for a three-game journey that will open against Cam Fowler and the St. Louis Blues, before heading to Dallas and concluding against these same Predators.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2025
Travel is skyrocketing, both for personal and business use, with the International Air Transport Association projecting that a record 5.2 billion passengers will take to the skies in 2025.
—Dee Lawrence, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025
Sierra Malone, travel blogger 🧳 Wander-lost: As Americans plan to take to the skies for the summer vacation season, some are concerned that the current perception of the US due to the Trump administration will make for tricky traveling overseas.
—Morgan Severson, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
The Ducks will take to the skies for a three-game journey that will open against Cam Fowler and the St. Louis Blues, before heading to Dallas and concluding against these same Predators.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 15 Mar. 2025
Travel is skyrocketing, both for personal and business use, with the International Air Transport Association projecting that a record 5.2 billion passengers will take to the skies in 2025.
—Dee Lawrence, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Take to the sky/skies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20to%20the%20sky%2Fskies. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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