heavenward

Example Sentences

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Never were there more fervent prayers borne heavenward.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 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

This was their payment for prayers they’d launch heavenward in Mr. Moneybags’s honor.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2022

Taylor looks vaguely heavenward as she says this.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2022

Husbands and wives and children clasp hands, tilt their heads heavenward, and release their music.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine