: the sky
the brightest star in the heavens
Note: When the heavens open (up) it means it starts to rain.
The game had to be stopped when the heavens opened up.
the heavens open (up)
2 of 2phrase
: it begins to rain
The heavens opened (up) and the rain poured down.
Examples of the heavens in a Sentence
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Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Nothing worth transmitting to the heavens.
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Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
Link will meet up with NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory in the final frontier, raising the telescope's orbit to give it more time to study the heavens.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
Many people think of the Big Dipper as the brightest constellation in the heavens.
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Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
14 June 2026
Sometimes the heavens, in the form of teammates, save us.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 June 2026
The foundation has set out to raise more than $100 million by 2034, an appropriately sky-high amount for an organization devoted to exploring the heavens.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
As a group of dancers surrounded her on the B-stage, she was surreptitiously harnessed into a rig that carried her aloft, limp yet belting, into the heavens, or at least into what looked like a UFO hovering over the arena.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
The first is a story about the dream of a city that sets out to erect a single building as high as the heavens.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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The future of communication throughout the heavens will therefore probably be based on relay spacecraft, which are essentially like Internet routers here on Earth.
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Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
22 June 2026
Nothing worth transmitting to the heavens.
—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
Link will meet up with NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory in the final frontier, raising the telescope's orbit to give it more time to study the heavens.
—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
Many people think of the Big Dipper as the brightest constellation in the heavens.
—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
14 June 2026
Sometimes the heavens, in the form of teammates, save us.
—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
11 June 2026
The foundation has set out to raise more than $100 million by 2034, an appropriately sky-high amount for an organization devoted to exploring the heavens.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
As a group of dancers surrounded her on the B-stage, she was surreptitiously harnessed into a rig that carried her aloft, limp yet belting, into the heavens, or at least into what looked like a UFO hovering over the arena.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
The first is a story about the dream of a city that sets out to erect a single building as high as the heavens.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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“The heavens.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20heavens. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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