take to the sky/skies

idiom

chiefly US

: to begin flying

The new airliner will take to the skies next year.

Examples of take to the sky/skies in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Blue Angels take to the skies for their Wings Over Cowtown Air Show, their first public air show in DFW since 2020 and their first at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth since 2016 . —Christopher Torres, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024

Or, take to the sky for some paragliding, which is also popular at this location. —Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024

On the day of the eclipse itself, a total of 47,137 flights are predicted to take to the skies, according to the FAA. —Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2024

The aircraft were permitted to again take to the skies in 2021, following a two-year ban. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2024

Those who want to take to the skies can attend the 2024 Solar Eclipse Festival at Grapetown, a vineyard in Fredericksburg. —Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024

Millions of Americans are gearing up to hit the highway and take to the skies ahead of the holidays. —Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2023

Trendy Queen Oversized Hoodie $53 $43 There’s no reason to take to the sky without being adequately prepared with cozy layers, and seeing as the best-selling Trendy Queen hoodie is on sale for $43, now is the time to shop. —Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2024

Data from Hopper, the online travel booking platform, shows that Sundays and the fall are the least popular days for kids to take to the skies. —Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2024