heavenward
Example Sentences
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Her finger is broadcast, aiming heavenward, on flat screens scattered around the show, like a motion detector that turns on lights in a dark alley to silently alert passersby of their endangered status.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
Never were there more fervent prayers borne heavenward.
From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 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
The three murmured agreement and looked heavenward, as did Father, whence they felt the decision must come.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
