Sentence examples for palm up from inspiring English sources

'palm up' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe an object or person with the open palm of the hand facing upwards. For example, "He extended his arm with his palm up, waiting for the cashier to place the change in his hand."

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She held out her hand, palm up, and moved it toward me.

He stood with one hand extended palm up, stubborn and unmoving.

"Keep your hand flat, palm up, and she'll put her trunk on it and walk with you," Sandi advised.

He held it palm up; he put my rings in my hand and closed my fingers over them.

She also noted that the bow is held with the palm up, not down as with a violin.

He was far more concerned about putting a stop to the mistake of people pouring wine with their hand backwards, palm up, around the bottle.

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As language evolved, humans used the palm-up for more complex ideas.

Care was taken to keep the hand flat in the palm-up condition.

The experimenter requested an item by extending her hand, palm-up (begging gesture), in front of the wire mesh.

He offers you his hand palm-up.

Hold the yo-yo in your hand palm-up.

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