How to Use blue sky in a Sentence

blue sky

noun
  • Other birds swam nearby as the sun sparkled on the water from a clear blue sky.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 23 June 2024
  • Still more arrived after changing plans, swapping out destinations in cloudy Texas for what turned out to be largely clear blue skies in Indiana.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Instead of putting Jordan on a basketball court, Rentmeester decided to photograph him outdoors, against the backdrop of a clear blue sky with his arms and legs splayed out.
    Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 17 June 2024
  • This soft shade evokes the tranquil feel of a blue sky without a cloud in the sky.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The Carolina blue sky and the mountain air will do the rest.
    Lindsay Tigar, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The clear blue sky went grey, then black, in what seemed like a few heartbeats.
    Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
  • World wars and great depressions do not come out of the clear blue sky.
    Margaret MacMillan, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020
  • On the morning of the wedding, the bride woke up to beautiful blue skies.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2023
  • There were no whales here to distract from the monotony, just achingly blue sky, a raw wind and the drone of the outboard.
    Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Under pale blue skies, the flat, treeless red-dust wadis of the western desert give way to the windy shores of the Red Sea.
    William Dalrymple, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The Day case features a pale blue sky with puffy white clouds, while the night case is deep blue with white and golden stars.
    Judi Dash, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • For many tourists, San Diego is simply a city and county of beaches and blue skies.
    Cameron Fozi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2023
  • The colors of our sunset in the countryside, mix of browns with yellows, red suns, and the greens of the trees with pure blue sky.
    Vogue, 28 July 2023
  • Her long black hair was down and blowing in the wind and behind The Kardashian's star was a turquoise ocean and bright blue sky.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 1 July 2023
  • Wishing you a day filled with blue skies and scrumptious chocolate!
    Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Beyond them stretched a bright blue sky, and mountains tinged with yellow.
    Katie Myers, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Studio lights drop out of a clear blue sky, frame sizes fluctuate.
    Armond White, National Review, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The third and fourth photos are orange flowers and a stunning photo of pink and white clouds against a bright blue sky.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 5 June 2023
  • But starting in the mid-2010s, those beloved blue skies began to disappear.
    Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Brown or tan, typically used to paint Texas ranch homes, keeps the focus on the landscape and bright blue skies rather than the house.
    Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
  • In every direction, jagged limestone peaks pierced the bluest of blue skies.
    Hazlitt, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Their graves are marked with rows of stark white marble crosses or Stars of David, which gleamed under the bright sunlight and blue skies.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 June 2024
  • Colorful foliage and hills make up the background, along with a vibrant blue sky and clouds.
    Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2023
  • In the photo, the two are posing together in front of a blue sky, with his face hiding behind hers.
    Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
  • After a weekend of sunshine and clear blue skies, cold weather and rain are set to hit the Bay Area again later this week.
    Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Its likeness sweeps across a lush valley under a blue sky and calm waters.
    Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • As if the concept couldn't get any better, they're forced to hunt for said treasure in the Bahamas, meaning blue skies, dreamy seas, and a whole lot of sun.
    Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Against a deep blue sky that seemed without clouds, the masses of white petals seemed from below to suggest the gleam of snow on a mountaintop.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Difficult to see in a winter-palette setting of light blue sky and snow.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Much of Tuesday in Washington passed under blue skies, and often the sun shone upon the city.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024

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