The word 'skies' is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is the plural form of the noun 'sky'. You can use the word 'skies' when referring to multiple or different views of the sky, as in: - The skies were clear and blue, with only a few fluffy clouds floating by. - The astronaut was in awe as he gazed at the starry skies above. - The stormy skies warned of an impending thunderstorm. - From my window, I could see the beautiful orange hues of the evening skies. - The birds disappeared into the gray skies, seeking shelter from the rain.
Johnson, seen as a political rival to Osborne, trumpeted the report to the skies.
It's known as a winter sports destination, but savvy travellers head to Switzerland's Engadine in autumn, when the larches turn golden, the skies are ice blue and there's a dusting of snow on the mountaintops.
Shooting 26 searchlights 10km into the skies, and blaring its call to prayer 7km across the valley, the Abraj al-Bait is also the world's second tallest building.
Self-catering chalets for two from £34, +27 44 535 9409, archrock.co.za With nothing but crashing waves and huge skies between you and Antarctica, you can't help but feel epic at Africa's southernmost point, Cape Agulhas, where a small monument marks the meeting point of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
After the comforts of the Australis and the clear blue skies, we were perhaps due a taste of the harsh elements that had made this far-flung land barely inhabitable.
Recipients must also prove their night skies are sufficiently dark.
Facebook Twitter Google plus Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Google plus close 2.36pm BST14:36 Preamble Good morning from Hyde Park, where sullen skies, September temperatures and horrendous delays on the Piccadilly Line haven't deterred thousands of people showing up to – hopefully – watch history in the making.
Three novels grew wings this year, ascending to the upper skies.
Driving his car through the busy streets of Argentina's capital, he seems slightly lost, far away from the quiet night skies and open horizons of his home, asking for directions, on his way to a rehearsal for a television show he will be performing on.
Well, standing at the helm, bawling "ready about", the wind gusting (Force 8) under dark skies and sunlit rainbows down the Sound of Mull comes pretty close.
SUFFOLK Britain's beaches are often at their best beneath sharp, blue winter skies – and the long stretch of sand at Southwold is particularly lovely when there's barely anyone else to share it with.
