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

Recalling his youth, the dying man’s desolation turns to exultation as a heavenward journey begins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023

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

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

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