outstretched

[US]/ˏautˈstretʃt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. extended; stretched out.

Phrases & Collocations

arms outstretched

hands outstretched

Example Sentences

lie outstretched on the ground

her arms outstretched in benediction.

their good intentions far outstretched their capacity to offer help.

the dog had one paw outstretched, not quite touching the ground.

The girl’s arms were outstretched as she tried to catch the ball.

But if the arms are outstretched in the yearner position, the person tends to be more suspicious.

And his jacket, he was wearing a shealing jacket and it had frozen to the roof--the back of the jacket and also his 7)outstretched arms had frozen to the roof.

Duke did not answer him, just be opposite loudly crane group vociferant, crane group be frighted, simultaneously outstretched two legs ran.

Real-world Examples

Percy hurried forward with his hand outstretched.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I lay outstretched, strength gone, nearly unconscious.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Her outstretched arm is 42 feet long.

Source: America The Story of Us

Harry stood there, hand still outstretched.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Instead of arms outstretched, there was an epidemic of finger-pointing.

Source: The Power of Art - Jacques-Louis David

" Ah...Prime Minister, " said Cornelius Fudge, striding forward with his hand outstretched.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

He would've had to have fired the gun with his outstretched toe.

Source: Loving Vincent: The Mystery of the Starry Night

Hands outstretched toward the sea, he contemplated the proud wreck with blazing eyes.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

He darted forwards but Ron had already caught the brain in his outstretched hands.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Ove takes the electric kettle out of her outstretched hands without looking into her eyes.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

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