upraised

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“He was a fixture of the neighborhood. He just loved Capitol Hill and the Central District area,” Taylor said of Ewell, who would stand on street corners with upraised arms.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

“But look at us now!” he said, arms upraised.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

In Game 3 of the 1932 series at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, the Yankees’ Babe Ruth gestured with an upraised finger toward the Cubs pitcher, Charlie Root, and walloped his next pitch for a home run.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022

She added an image of an upraised fist pointing toward the name of the country, in Ukraine’s colors of blue and yellow.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2022

He drew his head out from under the upraised hood to look at her, then at once went back to examining the car’s engine.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty