aloft

Example Sentences

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Most Americans think of helium as the gas that holds balloons aloft, but, more important, it is an essential coolant in MRI machines and semiconductor manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

“Wealthy Americans have been credited with keeping consumer spending aloft over the past few years as general uncertainty spread,” said Elizabeth Renter, senior economist at NerdWallet.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

A bit of tinkering – stripping the original’s heavy bassline, tossing in his lithe falsetto and a playful guitar to hold everything aloft – made the one-time throwaway into something immortal.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

It would have been held aloft in battle like a flag and used as a rallying point for troops.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Nat looked aloft into the rigging, and found himself clenching his fists and holding his breath, trying to will more speed into his ship.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham