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

Looking heavenward when accepting the award for best musical revival, Friedman was pleased to let Sondheim and Furth know that their recalcitrant masterpiece is now popular.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 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

He cast a sideways look at Cassiopeia, then clasped his hands in front of him and rolled his eyes heavenward.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood