1.   By dawn the sky had cleared.

2.   By late morning the sky had cleared a little.

3.   Fifteen minutes after the rains began, according to equatorial form, the sky had cleared and we were steaming dry.

4.   The leaden skies cleared and the sun came out.

5.   The rain ceased and the sky cleared.

6.   The sky cleared and the sun came out.

7.   The sky cleared after the rain.

8.   There were stars but no moon, and the sky had cleared into a frosty blackness.

9.   As the sun set Wednesday night, the skies were clearing.

10.   As the night grew even colder and darker, Robbins and Rowan explained what the people would see if the skies cleared.