heavenward

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Her finger is broadcast, aiming heavenward, on flat screens scattered around the show, like a motion detector that turns on lights in a dark alley to silently alert passersby of their endangered status.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

The massive wall painting by Robert Vargas offers three different views of the pitcher, including one of his unique high kick and heavenward gaze during his wind-up.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024

One photograph depicts women worshiping in a charismatic congregation, their arms raised heavenward, their expressions ecstatic.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

Absent are grand panoramic vistas; instead, the gaze is directed heavenward to the tops of 200-foot-tall Douglas firs and western red cedars.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2022

With Kevin staring heavenward, Alex pulled off his watch so he could give it to Kevin’s parents.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer