arm's length

Example Sentences

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Mark, on a skateboard, and Jacob, also wearing inline skates, followed a little more than an arm’s length behind.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Several, including the SNP, have suggested cutting the number of "quangos" - arm's length public bodies.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

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

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

Alf held the damp, sea-stained carpetbag at arm’s length.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood