Noun There wasn't a cloud in the sky. Dark clouds moved quickly across the sky. Hailstones suddenly fell out of the sky. The sun was high in the sky. The forecast is for sunny skies tomorrow. a patch of blue skySee More
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Noun
There was not a cloud in the sky as the teams hit the field for warmups. Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022 There were fireworks for the first time since 2019 exploding in the sky during halftime. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Using both of these eyes in the sky, the investigators identified over 3,000 individual methane super-emitters—defined as sites releasing more than 10 kg (22 lbs) of methane per hour.Time, 16 Sep. 2022 High winds in the atmosphere carrying smoke from recent large wildfires in the west may cause a orange haze in the sky for the Midwest, Wednesday, according to AccuWeather. Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2022 Biden arrived in Washington to see smoke in the sky from the crash at the Pentagon. Darlene Superville, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022 Biden arrived in Washington to see smoke in the sky from the crash at the Pentagon.CBS News, 11 Sep. 2022 Today, no program exists to protect whistleblowers in the aviation or commercial spaceflight industry, which would undoubtedly save lives in the sky. Mary Inman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 The harvest moon may also appear larger in the sky compared with other full moons, but your eyes are playing a trick on you. Megan Marples And Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022
Verb
At the same time, Petrino might elect to have his kicker keep the ball away from Green and sky the ball to a player one level in front of the speedy tailback.Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022 His identity used to be one of a run and dunk man; someone who would use their supreme athleticism to sky above the rim and throw one down. Brian Sampson, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Like the effect that resellers/scalpers can have on the price of concert tickets, gobbling them all up and then driving the prices sky high, whiskey has the same problem. Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Inflation has sent prices sky high for just about everything: groceries, gas and rent, among other essentials. Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2022 SoftBank invested heavily in technology companies last year as the pandemic drove valuations sky high, resulting in hefty losses this year. Jacky Wong, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 As Broncos receiver Tim Patrick jumped to sky over cornerback Essang Bassey for an acrobatic catch Tuesday morning, many in the crowd of 2,425 responded with oohs for one of the top plays of training camp.The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 As the golden light bled from the Los Angeles sky one evening last week, a mariachi band played at a rooftop cocktail party for corporate executives and government officials from a couple dozen countries. William Neuman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2022 But economies have rebounded rapidly and demand has soared, sending prices sky rocketing.BostonGlobe.com, 14 Oct. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, cloud, sky, from Old Norse skȳ cloud; akin to Old English scēo cloud