skyward
Americanadverb
adjective
adjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of skyward
Example Sentences
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Thick clouds of red dust billow skyward as earthmovers cut roads through the Abujhmad hills of India's central Chhattisgarh state, the last holdout of a nearly 60-year insurgency that has cost 12,000 lives.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 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
"Oh, gosh. Honestly, I'm going to get emotional thinking about that," she says, glancing skyward and blinking rapidly.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
The city was growing in all available directions, and where it abutted the lake, it grew skyward, sharply increasing the value of land within the Loop.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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