skyward
adverb
sky·ward
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Definition of skyward
1
: toward the sky
2
: upward
Examples of skyward in a Sentence
Everyone looked skyward as the jets passed by.
Recent Examples on the Web
His gray eyes aimed skyward, in the direction of wispy clouds and sunstruck palms. — Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, "Column: He died Sunday on a West L.A. sidewalk. He was homeless. He is part of an epidemic," 4 Sep. 2019 What's driven prices skyward is an historic explosion in earnings. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, "There Have Been Two Times in History Stocks Have Been This Expensive: 1929 and 2000," 29 July 2019 Today, a shimmering golden spacecraft roared skyward on a pillar of flame at 5:13 a.m. ET. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "India's historic moon mission launches toward lunar south pole," 22 July 2019 Pacquiao climbed the ropes in each corner and threw both arms skyward. — Greg Bishop, SI.com, "'This Would Be a Great Way to Go Out': Behind the Scenes of Pacquiao’s Win Over Thurman," 21 July 2019 India’s uncrewed Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft is set to roar skyward in the predawn hours of July 15. — Shekhar Chandra, Scientific American, "What to Expect from India’s Second Moon Mission," 12 July 2019 This time, everything was in sync, and Dotson soared skyward along the back of the end zone to pull in ball for his only touchdown of the season. — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan State football needs TE Matt Dotson to reach potential, catch ball better," 9 July 2019 Gods would briefly come to earth here while dying chiefs embarked on journeys skyward, to destinations among the constellations, or to worlds beneath the ocean. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, "Exploring Polynesia's Islands by Cruise," 28 June 2019 Early in the morning on Monday, May 23, the uptown 5 train lurches skyward from its subterranean shaft, rising into the light of the Bronx. — Quanta Magazine, "The Art of Teaching Math and Science," 16 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'skyward.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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skyward
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of skyward
: toward the sky : up into the sky
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