Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of aloft
How to resurrect yourself and carry forward, head held aloft, after the biggest kill shot in hip-hop history?
—
Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
The image of the week was Musk standing in the plaza outside the Great Hall of the People, phone aloft, spinning a full 360 degrees to capture a panoramic video of his surroundings while Cook, Huang, and the other CEOs stood respectfully still.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The England international, who was also targeted by boos after being substituted on, held both hands aloft towards the supporters after scoring.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The current stock market is held aloft by tech.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for aloft
Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
The image of the week was Musk standing in the plaza outside the Great Hall of the People, phone aloft, spinning a full 360 degrees to capture a panoramic video of his surroundings while Cook, Huang, and the other CEOs stood respectfully still.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The England international, who was also targeted by boos after being substituted on, held both hands aloft towards the supporters after scoring.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 14 May 2026
The current stock market is held aloft by tech.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 11 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for aloft
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aloft
Adverb
-
As the two men drink their first soda for nearly a year and wistfully speak of clean clothes, another first-person view drone is heard overhead in the city of Kramatorsk, sending locals scattering.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
-
The area had been heavily bombarded in recent weeks, and an Israeli drone buzzed overhead, looping around the cleaved remains of nearby buildings.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
Adverb
-
Demand projections for enriched uranium have also been revised upward in recent years.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
-
Some schools are spending upward of $40 million on football rosters for the upcoming season, while constant player movement has left athletic departments scrambling to adapt.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
Adverb
-
Ursula stared up from the gloomy nave at the enormous mahogany machine booming from the balcony and, rising from it, those shining, impossible banks of pipes that reached into the arches above.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
-
The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.—
Ryan J. Rusak,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Aloft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aloft. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
