arm's length
Example Sentences
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In arm’s-length transactions between related parties, the transfers should be marked at prices resembling those on the open market, whether individual or fleet sales.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
The plan is an arm’s-length effort to unblock the vital supply waterway that doesn’t involve escorts by U.S. warships.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Disclosure rules similarly make anonymous trading and arm’s-length shareholding safe.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
He is slightly farther than arm’s-length away and does not make contact with the man.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024
He was within arm’s-length, and was just stretching out his arm to seize the prize, when it fluttered off the rock.
From The Joyous Story of Toto by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe
