heavenward

Example Sentences

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Treblinka is now a vast field covered with a massive memorial consisting of hundreds of stones laid side by side, pointing heavenward.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2024

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

Patria exclaimed, making the sign of the cross and rolling her eyes heavenward.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez