Examples of skyward in a Sentence
Everyone looked skyward as the jets passed by.
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) also stayed up to witness the April 1 launch from orbit, cheering on their colleagues as the rocket carved its path skyward and began a journey that will take humans farther into space than ever before.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
As the war in Iran drives gas prices skyward, some consumers are considering electric vehicles as a cost-saving measure.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026
The human dressed as Monopoly’s moneybags man tossed fake dollar bills skyward.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
That came into stark relief on March 14, 2025, when Joseph Assad drove me out to Kennedy Space Center to watch a manned SpaceX flight—Crew-10—climb skyward, bound for the International Space Station.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026
As the war in Iran drives gas prices skyward, some consumers are considering electric vehicles as a cost-saving measure.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026
The human dressed as Monopoly’s moneybags man tossed fake dollar bills skyward.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
That came into stark relief on March 14, 2025, when Joseph Assad drove me out to Kennedy Space Center to watch a manned SpaceX flight—Crew-10—climb skyward, bound for the International Space Station.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Skyward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyward. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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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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