the skies
Example Sentences
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Mostly associated with death and decay, perhaps it is not surprising that when vultures disappeared from the skies across many West African cities, they were not missed.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Firefighters in Greece gained ground Tuesday against a wildfire burning for a fifth day on the outskirts of Athens, as easing winds allowed water-bombing aircraft back into the skies in force.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Happy days are here again, the skies above are clear again,” is how that chipper Flapper-era song goes, and Citadel Securities appears to be singing it with a bullish call for stocks on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
By then, the skies were getting too dark for the video camera to be of much use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
It was the thunder before the skies opened to wash our old lives away.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
