Collocations for sky - noun
ADJ.
big, huge | open
We slept under the open sky.
We slept under the open sky.
empty | bright, clear, cloudless, sunny
a week of cloudless skies
a week of cloudless skies
cloudy, dull, overcast, sullen | starry | azure, black, blue, dark/darkening, grey, pale, leaden | night, morning, etc. | autumn, January, etc. | northern, southern, etc.
QUANT.
patch
a patch of blue sky
a patch of blue sky
VERB + SKY
light up
The fireworks lit up the sky.
The fireworks lit up the sky.
patrol
SKY + VERB
clear (up), lighten
The rain stopped and the skies cleared.
The rain stopped and the skies cleared.
cloud over, darken, turn grey, etc. | be streaked with sth
The sky was streaked with gold.
The sky was streaked with gold.
PREP.
across the ~
Black clouds spread across the sky.
Black clouds spread across the sky.
against the ~
The eagle was black against the early morning sky.
The eagle was black against the early morning sky.
beneath/under a ~
a ship tossing under a darkening sky
a ship tossing under a darkening sky
from/out of the ~
A strange object dropped out of the sky.
A strange object dropped out of the sky.
in the ~
There was a kite high up in the sky.
There was a kite high up in the sky.
~ above
A helicopter appeared in the sky above them.
A helicopter appeared in the sky above them.
~ over
patrolling the skies over the Channel
patrolling the skies over the Channel
PHRASES
high/low in the sky
when the sun is low in the sky
when the sun is low in the sky
the sky above/overhead
Swallows darted about in the sky overhead.
Swallows darted about in the sky overhead.
take to the skies
(= to go into the sky) Some vintage aircraft will be taking to the skies at this weekend''s fair.
(= to go into the sky) Some vintage aircraft will be taking to the skies at this weekend''s fair.