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
To that end, it’s telling that Thiên, first introduced looking downcast and distracted, has by the end turned his gaze quietly heavenward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
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
Chubs rolled his eyes heavenward, and I got the distinct impression that he and Mike were not all that fond of each other.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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