upraised arm

Frequency: 6.02.5 per million words

Describes an arm that has been lifted into a higher position.

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Examples (10)

  • The soldier signaled his surrender with an upraised arm.
  • She hailed a taxi from the curb with an upraised arm.
  • The statue stands majestically with one upraised arm holding a torch.
  • He blocked the blinding sun from his eyes with an upraised arm.
  • The referee stopped the play with a whistle and an upraised arm.
  • She tried to ward off the sudden attack with her upraised arm.
  • The conductor held the orchestra's final note with a steady upraised arm.
  • The student eagerly answered the question with an upraised arm.
  • A large eagle landed gently on the trainer's upraised arm.
  • The protesters marched down the street, each with a clenched upraised arm.