akimbo

Example Sentences

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Only the huge boots and akimbo shirt collar remind viewers of his frontier background.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Morgan has Olson’s wry delivery, but she’s not pratfalling, gangly limbs akimbo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

The flair stems largely from his figure’s tilted bowler hat and its somewhat akimbo power pose.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2023

You won’t find anything akimbo with this Kimberly.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022

A man stood surveying these works, his thin arms akimbo and his fists, one of which grasped an authoritative-looking stick, propped on his skinny hips.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw