akimbo
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No candidate so irresistibly charming he or she knocked the race akimbo and stamped themselves as the far-and-away front-runner in the slowly consolidating contest.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Only the huge boots and akimbo shirt collar remind viewers of his frontier background.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
“I loved Sophia Loren movies, where she would be yelling at someone with her arms akimbo, and then crying the next second,” he said, sitting in a cafe near his home in Ventura.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
The 16-foot-high gilded crucifix is stored in crated sections, Jesus lying akimbo in the garage.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2021
“There she is,” Redd said, finally stopping at the edge of the pier, arms akimbo like a proud father.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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