Definitions
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- adjective Having long arms.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having relatively long arms
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Examples
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Again, Kushner's long-armed reach exceeds his grasp.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Tony Kushner's Intelligent Homosexual's Guide... Continues Genius Display David Finkle 2011
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Again, Kushner's long-armed reach exceeds his grasp.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Tony Kushner's Intelligent Homosexual's Guide... Continues Genius Display David Finkle 2011
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To assist in its broader cooling operations, Tepco said it will next month introduce several unmanned, long-armed pumper trucks normally used for pouring concrete into high-rise buildings.
Japan Postpones Nuclear Cooling Mitsuru Obe 2011
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Again, Kushner's long-armed reach exceeds his grasp.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Tony Kushner's Intelligent Homosexual's Guide... Continues Genius Display David Finkle 2011
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And then they've got this great, skinny, long-armed, long-haired starting pitcher Tim Lincecum, who uttered an enthusiastic expletive during a postgame interview the other night.
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A little bird tells me that even James Conlon, conductor and music director, was a little apprehensive about the idea of being brought out for his curtain call by an exceedingly long-armed Michelle DeYoung in her endlessly plaintive Fricka costume.
Solid Gold 2009
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I now sported a long-armed cast stretching from my knuckles, stopping a few inches underneath my armpit.
Show Stoppah Thomas Slater 2011
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Freeney caused fits for the likes of ex-Baltimore Ravens left tackle Jonathan Ogden, a perennial Pro Bowler, with his relentless speed and low center of gravity that enables him to dip under long-armed protectors to sack his prey.
Jason Taylor the sackmaster supreme in the NFL in 2000s 2010
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The long-armed cast I sported was extremely heavy and my arm itched like I had lice.
Show Stoppah Thomas Slater 2011
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Again, Kushner's long-armed reach exceeds his grasp.
David Finkle: First Nighter: Tony Kushner's Intelligent Homosexual's Guide... Continues Genius Display David Finkle 2011
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