skyward

CEFRB2

/skˈaɪwərd/

noun · adverb

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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The rocket launched and flew in a quick skyward direction.
The rocket shot skyward and exploded in a burst of glittering stars.
No Jute is left to wield a sword to save this hoard. No one is left to swing the battle-ax skyward.

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No Jute is left to wield a sword to save this hoard. No one is left to swing the battle-ax skyward.
1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 40
If there is a heaven up there, Carl Sagan will be in his element on November 30, when Venus, Jupiter, and the moon align in a facelike formation. Gaze skyward to appreciate this rare triple feature of the brightest planets with a wry grin from the moon.
2008 January–February, Matt Bean, “Your cultural calendar: 7 things to look forward to this year”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135
Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe.
2009 July 19, Lizette Alvarez, “Whee! Also, There’s a Net”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

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