In the middle distance between white desert and brown mountain, a parachute ripped open and a body jerked skyward.

One of theGoldenfels ' masts tore out of the hull plating, jerked skyward on the pull of two cables.

Suddenly the nose of the plane jerked skyward and it lifted off the ground.

The prisoner's feet rose clear of the black no-skid deck as the body jerked skyward.

As Hank's gaze jerked skyward, she rolled away from him, heading down the hill towards the house, and as far away from him as she could possibly get.

There was a long pause as the Blazer bumped up a draw, headlights jerking skyward.

MacArthur leapt to his feet, his eyes jerking skyward.

Clemens's head jerked skyward as Piazza's drive carried over the fence.

The wooden stocks seemed to writhe and contort in their hands, as if seeking the shape of the tree they were hewn from; one gun jerked skyward and went off, loosing two harmless rounds, before the distorting wood bent and jammed the mechanism.

Sam grinned as he jerked a thumb vaguely skyward.