heavenward
Example Sentences
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Is there anything more like a fairy tale than thousands of glowing lanterns floating heavenward into the night?
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025
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
This was their payment for prayers they’d launch heavenward in Mr. Moneybags’s honor.
From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2022
Lyrically, too, Stephen Schwartz’s contributions can now and then send the eyes rolling heavenward.
From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2022
He looks heavenward as tears stream down his face.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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