skies
Americannoun
verb
Example Sentences
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SpaceX may be known for building majestic rockets, firing those giant beasts of marvelous engineering into the skies and catching them with chopsticks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Ukraine is getting better at defending its skies.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
It returned to the skies in the United States in November 2020 and in Europe in January 2021 -- but only in 2023 in China.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Halley's Comet crossed the skies during the short reign of King Harold Godwinson, who ruled England from January 6 to October 14, 1066.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
And in the fiery skies above Russia, women drop bombs and fly fighter planes in aerial combat against German pilots.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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