Sentence examples for arm from inspiring English sources

The word "arm" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to refer to the human appendage, or as a verb to describe when you arm something (to make it ready for use). Example: She crossed her arms in front of her chest as a sign of defiance.

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arm

noun

The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

  • She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”

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ReprintsThe first "arm" of the trial, in which PRO 2000 formed 2% of the gel, was abandoned early because results elsewhere suggested this was an ineffective mix.

I got out my wallet and was about to hand over the cash when Yvonne put her hand on my arm.

Duke said Chin was shot in the arm and leg.

Hodgson and the Steve Borthwick returned to strengthen the side and, unsurprisingly, the game developed into an arm wrestle between the two packs with Hodgson and Stephen Myler exchanging a series of penalties.

One guy, sweaty and breathless, with his helmet tucked under his arm, was swishing his baton through the air, re-enacting his best shots.

The detention of Mr Miranda subverts the benefit of the doubt that liberal democracies ask for when they arm themselves against terrorism.

Goldman reported its results after JP Morgan Chase – the biggest US bank – announced a 12% rise in first-quarter profits, powered by its investment banking arm, and as Citigroup revealed a 21% rise in profits to $3.9bn £2.6bnn).

UK Uncut's arguments received a simultaneous shot in the arm.

The Luxembourg arm, through which much of the tax planning business was channelled, reported profits of £1.4bn in 2013, a sum which should halve this year, the finance director, Tushar Morzaria, said.

The day after the mX announcement, news came that Rupert Murdoch's Australian arm was effectively shutting down the fortnightly Newspoll.

If we let banks rebuild themselves, it will take years and be at the expense of customers, either in being refused credit or being charged an arm and a leg for it.

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