sweep upward
Example Sentences
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Rhapsodic swaths of wind and brass sweep upward in inverted cascades, and the clang of raw, unturned percussion represents the noisy soundscape of a building site.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2014
His eyes sweep upward from stalls to gallery, pausing for a moment at the Royal Box.
From Time Magazine Archive
The whole action should sweep upward in intensity until the highest point is reached.
From The Theory of the Theatre by Hamilton, Clayton Meeker
The beam of a searchlight is used just as a flag is used, to sweep upward for "perpendicular," downward for "front," and to right and to left.
From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
Rick felt his way down until at last he was standing on the shoulder of the ancient volcano just below the final sweep upward to the crest.
From The Pirates of Shan by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
