palms

Example Sentences

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As the men spoke softly, one of them spun a small shaft on a flat piece of wood, sliding his palms back and forth and made a small fire that quickly built into a flame.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Referred to as “pretiola,” meaning “little rewards” in Latin, their twists were meant to look like arms crossed in prayer, with the palms of each hand touching the opposite shoulder.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Hipolito leaned forward in his chair, his face falling into his palms.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

To get by, some producers are diversifying by planting oil palms or hevea trees used to make rubber, which, unlike cocoa's seasonal harvest, produce 11 months of the year.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

The caravan was in sight, on the other side of a large pool of groundwater, shaded by date palms.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri