sky
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Operation Vivaldi showed that tanks and other heavy combat vehicles can still be part of tactical maneuvers, even when the sky is full of drones, said Barros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
A wide open space is the best place to be, giving a full view of the night sky.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Located on Cerro Pachón in the Chilean Andes, the recently completed NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is designed to explore the sky in extraordinary detail.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026
The festival falls on the darkest night of the Hindu lunar month of Kartik, when the moon is not visible in the sky.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Max paused and studied the sky, like you looked to the classroom ceiling for hope during a math pop quiz.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
![]()
While November offers plenty to observe in Earth's skies, something equally remarkable is happening far beyond the planets.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
More than 30,000 flights typically take to the skies across Europe each day, transporting roughly three million passengers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
However, fog could become more widespread as the winds lighten, especially under clearer skies.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Hot-air ballooning in Cappadocia is a thriving industry that sees dozens of balloons take to the skies on clear mornings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
And in the fiery skies above Russia, women drop bombs and fly fighter planes in aerial combat against German pilots.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
![]()
There was a comedy moment when Arshdeep Singh skied Tongue for what seemed a simple catch, only for the ball to by left to each other by Curran and Buttler.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Only once Germany’s Jonathan Tah skied his shot and Paraguay’s Jose Canale powered one past Manuel Neuer did the upset officially enter the history books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Ravindra needlessly skied Atkinson and Nicholls edged Archer, keeping the home side in the contest.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The next inning, Max Muncy skied a solo homer to right.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
He broke his wrists again just as the ball came in and threw a roundhouse swing that skied the ball and then curved it foul into the third-base trees.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
![]()
The picture was received, but was "skyed," that is, placed so high that nobody could well see it.
From Lives of Girls Who Became Famous by Sarah Knowles Bolton
In the Salon that year six thousand pictures were offered, and only two thousand accepted, and many of these were "skyed."
From Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The third was skyed, but he was admitted to membership.
From Twelve Men by Theodore Dreiser
Frederic M. DuMond's "Sea Carvings" in the corner, and Nahl's decorative composition attract, each in its way, while in another corner a badly skyed portrait by Hinkle is scarcely given a chance.
From The Galleries of the Exposition by Eugen Neuhaus
In these fancies Cornelia even had them come to New York, to see her picture in position; it was not on the line, of course, and yet it was not skyed.
From The Coast of Bohemia by William Dean Howells
Once Norway winger Reiten dispatched the first penalty just prior to the half-hour mark, Chelsea were always in command although Aurora Galli wasted a decent chance to equalise, skying over from Rikke Madsen's cross.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2024
Mexico pushed and pushed, skying one over the goal early in stoppage time among other attempts that caused sighs, and then at five minutes beyond 90 the whole thing collapsed with a rare Saudi counterattack.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2022
Redaelli was an offensive lynchpin beyond her years in Palisades’ 25-17, 25-18, 5-25, 27-25, 15-12 rivalry win over Venice on Thursday night, raining shots from all angles, skying from the back for the match-clinching kill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2022
He had 105 yards on six catches, with two receiving touchdowns, by either gliding uncovered up the seams or skying over defenders.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
Sure enough there were four cheetahs skying away and playing together about 400 yards off; they came closer and closer, when they stopped about 100 yards off, looking about as if they suspected danger.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale
Vocabulary lists containing sky
Blue
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Non-Color Words to Use When Describing Color
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
Scrabble: Words with no Vowels
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word