outstretched
Example Sentences
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Werro's trademark celebration, in which she mimics outstretched claws, is in honour of her father's advice to channel the spirit of a lion on the track after her judged her too timid in childhood races.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I kept kind of moving around with my arms outstretched and I almost got hit by a car wandering into the street,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sheets, backpacks, and outstretched bodies transform the emblematic seafront promenade into an open-air dormitory for a few hours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
He marked his latest score by mimicking England footballer Jude Bellingham's familiar outstretched goal celebration.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
He flung himself down on the bank, flopped over on his back, legs and arms outstretched, and spluttered some disconnected words.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 6
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