crossed arm

Frequency: 7.110.2 per million words

one arm folded over the other, often indicating defensiveness or thought

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Examples (20)

  • He stood there with crossed arms, looking angry.
  • He stood by the door with his arms crossed, waiting impatiently.
  • She listened to the proposal with crossed arms, her expression unreadable.
  • Her crossed arms and frown indicated she did not agree with the plan.
  • The bouncer at the club door was a huge man with muscular, crossed arms.
  • The security guard watched the crowd with his arms crossed over his broad chest.
  • His tightly crossed arms revealed his nervousness.
  • She listened to my explanation with her arms crossed, her expression unreadable.
  • The professor stared at the student over his crossed arms, waiting for an answer.
  • In body language, crossed arms can often signal a defensive or closed-off attitude.
  • With crossed arms and a stubborn frown, the little boy refused to eat his vegetables.
  • He leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, as he contemplated the difficult decision.
  • I saw him leaning against his car with crossed arms, just waiting for me.
  • The audience sat with crossed arms, skeptical of the speaker's bold claims.
  • Her crossed arms were a defensive barrier against his harsh words.
  • "Don't just stand there with your arms crossed; help me out!" she exclaimed.
  • He often sits with crossed arms when he is concentrating on a difficult problem.
  • Despite his smile, his tightly crossed arms betrayed his nervousness.
  • The audience member with the crossed arms in the front row looked thoroughly unimpressed.
  • The old photograph showed my grandfather as a young man, standing proudly with his arms crossed.