skyward
Americanadverb
adjective
adjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of skyward
Example Sentences
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As travelers rediscover the road, the cost of driving has been shooting skyward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
“When stocks are blasting skyward, even the most steadfast can be sucked into the updraft. When they are cascading downward, keeping one’s cool is almost impossible.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 2026
The perspective angles skyward in the picture of a frenzied-looking Ahab displaying the gold doubloon he has promised to the man who can kill Moby-Dick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
But the U.K.’s stock market success is much broader than silver—and the rally likely has legs that will outlast what increasingly looks like a dangerous charge skyward in the volatile white metal.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
Harry and Seamus swished and flicked, but the feather they were supposed to be sending skyward just lay on the desktop.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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