heavenward

Example Sentences

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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

Treblinka is now a vast field covered with a massive memorial consisting of hundreds of stones laid side by side, pointing heavenward.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2024

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

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

Never were there more fervent prayers borne heavenward.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2023

Patria exclaimed, making the sign of the cross and rolling her eyes heavenward.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez