How to Use arm in a Sentence

arm

1 of 2 noun
  • Ash walked to the other side of the counter and put his arms around her.
    Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2024
  • At the same time, bring the opposite arm across the body.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Check out a few of the chic bags she she’s had on her arm so far.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 July 2023
  • In the video, a person’s arm can be seen reaching out the door.
    Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2023
  • But in the end, the arm of Carson Howard proved to be a big difference.
    Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Tatum rests in his father's arms and wears a blue onesie.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
  • And to have a handsome and present man on your arm, a companion, who doesn’t want that?
    Michelle Ingram-Delong, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
  • Cure can be seen sitting up at times and flailing his arms.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN, 18 Oct. 2023
  • As such, it might not be met with welcome arms in many work settings.
    Hazra Khatoon, Discover Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The bottom two arms featured on the top wrapped around her waist, holding the flowers.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
  • When Aldridge places handcuffs on Cure, Cure appears to remain still, and there's blood on the ground and his arm.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • On her left arm is a tattoo of her father’s bow and arrow.
    Fabiano Maisonnave, Teresa De Miguel, and André Penner, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The shot, which was featured on the cover of The Surfer’s Journal, shows Jones in a wave tube with his left arm outstretched.
    Audrey McAvoy, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2023
  • Amazon Who wants to spend close to $100 for a monitor arm?
    Nena Farrell, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
  • And the way to reestablish deterrence is to ignore the arms of the octopus and go straight for its head.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Here, the central carousel is equipped with three arms and carries the satellites that bear the hour markers on all four sides.
    Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 21 June 2023
  • Kovac said the boy was standing with his arms crossed near his desk and the gun was lying on the floor nearby.
    Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
  • And in May, Bernadine bit another resident on the arm and punched them twice in the face.
    Sahana Jayaraman, AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023
  • The ball in his right hand, Miller reared his arm back and slammed a one-handed dunk over Jazz center Walker Kessler.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2024
  • After activating, slip the band on your arm and go to sleep.
    Latifah Miles, Parents, 8 Apr. 2024
  • More arms, training, and funding will flow in the future, not only to Gaza but around the region.
    Phil Klay, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
  • For the live rendition, McRae was passed around down a line of dancers in gray sweats and, at one point, did a trust fall into their arms.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2024
  • People tied off their arms, prepped needles or packed pipes.
    Wesley Parnell, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2023
  • He was often suspended with his arms and lower legs off the ground.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Back in 2019, Binance (which is based overseas) launched a U.S. arm called Binance.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2023
  • Fans flocked to stadiums decked out in head-to-toe silver, and arms stacked with friendship bracelets.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
  • As the camera zooms out, Swift is seen running into Malone's arms and the two share a long embrace.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Luis Sandoval, 62, is carried in by four men, their arms covered by his blood.
    Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Each day of press previews, my black sneakers gained a layer of whitish dust, as though mummified by travel, and my eyes burned with a thousand sightings of the same pink tote bag on everybody’s arm.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
  • However, one saguaro could produce many blossoms throughout its arms and stems that bloom at different times during the late spring and early summer.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
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arm

2 of 2 verb
  • They armed the men for battle.
  • We armed ourselves with the tools we would need to survive in the forest.
  • Once the bomb has been armed, we have five minutes to escape.
  • The group of fighters was armed by a foreign government.
  • The two countries have been arming themselves for years, but now they have agreed to disarm.
  • They arm people with accurate information.
  • Be prepared and armed for the fight when the stakes soar.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Three of the four were armed with guns, and the resident of the home was hit in the head during the attack.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 14 June 2023
  • Americans, already armed to the hilt, rushed to buy more guns.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • They were armed with GPS tracking devices, dog teams and drones.
    Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 1 June 2023
  • He was arrested the next day, armed with a loaded pistol and a knife.
    Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
  • Which helps to explain why one key fund for arming Ukrainian forces plans to buy a lot of bridges—and soon.
    David Axe, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • To do that, the CHRO must come to the table armed with data and actionable insights.
    Ryan Wong, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • One of the suspects, armed with a rifle, demanded that one of the victims give up the Honda.
    Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 17 June 2023
  • Mahomes is armed with an elite defense, but the 49ers have All-Pro talent all over the gridiron.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Haynes has been charged in a warrant with first-degree murder while armed.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Goss, still armed with a knife, eventually found them in the closet.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Allow your child to feel grief while arming them with coping skills.
    Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Officials said Zarius Williams was armed with a baseball bat and Russell Williams had a knife.
    Caroline Silva, ajc, 28 Apr. 2023
  • He was armed with what police have described as an AR-style rifle and a handgun.
    Tom Winter, NBC News, 6 July 2023
  • After all, Tvorchi is not only armed with a song, but with an important message from Ukraine to the world.
    Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
  • The Cooperstown can carry up to three aircraft and is armed with a variety of weapons.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • Police received a call about numerous teens armed with guns and knives.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2023
  • The unit is also armed with clean tank technology, which helps protect the tank from growing mold and mildew.
    Emily Stone Published, Verywell Health, 5 July 2023
  • Instead of his gear and gadgets, he is armed with only a diaper bag.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
  • There was no indication in the affidavit that Graves was armed.
    Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Both Daisy and Craig come to the getaway armed with their secrets; neither is prepared for what the week will bring in this engrossing drama.
    Jill Pellettieri, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
  • While at the scene, officers learned that the suspect ran from the apartment complex and may have been armed, according to police.
    Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
  • President Joe Biden tweeted that the gunman was armed with an AR15 style rifle.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 May 2023
  • An officer at the event also shot a 15-year-old boy who was allegedly armed with a gun, according to Bethel.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024

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