arm's length
Example Sentences
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Disney isn’t the only partner OpenAI is now holding at a robotic arm’s length.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Quangos - or arm's length bodies - are organisations such as regulators, cultural institutions and advisory bodies which are funded by taxpayers but not directly controlled from Whitehall.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Once he realized I wasn’t leaving, he cautiously emerged from his hiding spot, keeping an arm’s length between us.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
"At this distance the Moon will appear to the crew to be about the size of a basketball held at arm’s length."
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
He was purposely holding me at arm’s length, afraid to let me get too close.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
