arm's length

Example Sentences

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The two planets will appear to be about the same distance in the sky as the width of your little finger held out at arm's length.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Noah Petro, head of NASA's planetary geology lab, told AFP that the Moon will look to the astronauts "about the size of a basketball held at arm's length."

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“Western Star” is thus the rare authorized biography that keeps its subject at arm’s length.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Disney isn’t the only partner OpenAI is now holding at a robotic arm’s length.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

We held each other at arm’s length to look, we babbled questions all at once.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom