Example sentences for: skyward

How can you use “skyward” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • (The roof of E.F.'s church features a neon arrow pointing skyward and the words "One Way Road to Heaven."

  • John Simon describes Chenoweth's performance as "perfection" and says that after the show he wanted "to wrap her in tissue paper and take her home" ( New York ); Ben Brantley describes her performance as "one of those break-out performances that send careers skyward" (the New York Times ). Some critics say several of the actors aren't up to portraying children but that those who succeed make the whole show worthwhile.

  • The mailman, it's true, has not yet read the novel, only the reviews, and our lively conversation (many skyward hand gestures) veers in theological directions alien to American Pastoral . But I cite the theological detour to show what is going on these days every time I pick up the phone or loll about on the springtime sidewalk.

  • Here, sugar cane as high as three men grows in abundance, trucks trundle around with monster bundles of the stuff, and chimneys of sugar-cane factories poke skyward like cathedral towers.

  • From Peak Viewing Pavilion, the highest point in the Stone Forest, there’s a comprehensive view of this great thicket of jagged rocks thrusting skyward.


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