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

A powerful, idealized man of God casts his eyes down toward the ground beneath his feet, rather than heavenward.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

One photograph depicts women worshiping in a charismatic congregation, their arms raised heavenward, their expressions ecstatic.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

Never were there more fervent prayers borne heavenward.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2023

A gaping hole yawned where the nose should have been, and the bulging eyes gazed heavenward and to the left at something or someone off the edge of the canvas.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson