skyward

adverb

sky·​ward ˈskī-wərd How to pronounce skyward (audio)
1
: toward the sky
2
: upward

Examples of skyward in a Sentence

Everyone looked skyward as the jets passed by.
Recent Examples on the Web The fire sent clouds of black smoke billowing skyward that could be seen from afar. TIME, 23 Feb. 2024 Early guns mixed compressed air and water inside a chamber, and then used air pressure to propel water droplets skyward through a large nozzle. Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024 Nvidia’s stock is likely to continue skyward in the coming week. Cio, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 Looking skyward, the Perseverance rover observed the event as a lumpy shadow moving across the sun. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024 Lots of grays and steel blues that lift your eyes skyward, with a hint of nature every now and then that brings you back down to Earth. José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024 The 4,000-pound bronze sculpture features Bryant wearing his No. 8 jersey and pointing his finger skyward – capturing the moment the star walked off the court following his career-high, 81-point game against the Toronto Raptors in 2006. Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 9 Feb. 2024 Yet the sound of shoegaze has always aimed skyward, reaching further toward the stars with every billowing, coruscating chord. Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Dec. 2023 Tines will sprout skyward from these main beams and, in the case of mule deer, will typically fork. Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1655, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of skyward was in 1655

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“Skyward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyward. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

skyward

adverb
sky·​ward ˈskī-wərd How to pronounce skyward (audio)
1
: toward the sky
gaze skyward
2
: to a higher level

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