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.