heavenward
Example Sentences
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Recalling his youth, the dying man’s desolation turns to exultation as a heavenward journey begins.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 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
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
Ifemelu's mother would raise her arm high, heavenward, as she said, “Amen, Father Lord, amen.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
