Explore Heavenward through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like skyward. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Heavenward in a sentence
Heavenward meaning
- Toward heaven.
- Toward the heavens: skyward; starward.
Synonyms of Heavenward
Using Heavenward
- The main meaning on this page is: Toward heaven. | Toward the heavens: skyward; starward.
- Useful related words include: skyward, up, heavenwards, heavenwardly.
Context around Heavenward
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heavenward
- In this selection, "heavenward" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pointed, looking, voices and drawing stand out and add context to how "heavenward" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include either rising heavenward or falling and him looking heavenward with leonard. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heavenward" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heavenward
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Then there’s the intriguing shot of him looking heavenward with Leonard Bernstein at, we’re told, the Sistine Chapel. (20 words)
The cathedral’s soaring spire, lost in flames, once pointed heavenward, drawing the eyes and hearts of onlookers to the transcendent. (21 words)
In The Last Judgement Michelangelo had the opportunity to depict, on an unprecedented scale, figures in the action of either rising heavenward or falling and being dragged down. (28 words)
As church bells ring out, handbells are vigorously shaken by altar boys, the air is filled with incense and the faithful raise their voices heavenward in a triumphant rendering of age-old Easter hymns. (34 words)
In The Last Judgement Michelangelo had the opportunity to depict, on an unprecedented scale, figures in the action of either rising heavenward or falling and being dragged down. (28 words)
The cathedral’s soaring spire, lost in flames, once pointed heavenward, drawing the eyes and hearts of onlookers to the transcendent. (21 words)
Example sentences (4)
The cathedral’s soaring spire, lost in flames, once pointed heavenward, drawing the eyes and hearts of onlookers to the transcendent.
Then there’s the intriguing shot of him looking heavenward with Leonard Bernstein at, we’re told, the Sistine Chapel.
As church bells ring out, handbells are vigorously shaken by altar boys, the air is filled with incense and the faithful raise their voices heavenward in a triumphant rendering of age-old Easter hymns.
In The Last Judgement Michelangelo had the opportunity to depict, on an unprecedented scale, figures in the action of either rising heavenward or falling and being dragged down.