link arms
idiom
: to hook bent arms together at the elbow
The elderly couple linked arms as they walked down the street.
Examples of link arms in a Sentence
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Pro-Palestinian protesters link arms to form a blockade.
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Allen J. Schaben, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Kofman for Daily Trojan INDIANA UNIVERSITY From the journalists of the Indiana Daily Student
More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters link arms to surround an encampment outside the Indiana Memorial Union in Bloomington on April 26.
—TIME, 9 May 2024
The partners plan to link arms and offer a streaming package that includes ESPN, Fox Sports, WBD’s TNT and TBS in a bid to reach sports fans who don’t subscribe to linear cable or satellite TV.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Feb. 2024
Soon several men would link arms and dance back and forth in a line, the women later joining in.
—Andrew Weil, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
The group will free-fall at close to 200 mph for upwards of three minutes, then link arms for a few seconds before deploying their parachutes at 5,000 feet and floating down to the desert floor.
—Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
If their desperate attempt to secure invitations from the ACC or Big Ten is unsuccessful and life as an independent (alongside Notre Dame) is deemed too risky, the Cardinal and Bears could link arms with Washington State and Oregon State and rebuild the 108-year-old conference.
—Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2023
The mass exodus on Pitch-Black Friday left a quartet of schools and one gigantic question behind: Will Stanford and Cal link arms with Washington State and Oregon State to reform the Pac-12 through possible raids of the Mountain West and American conferences?
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
The mass exodus on Pitch-Black Friday left a quartet of schools and one gigantic question behind: Will Stanford and Cal link arms with Oregon State and Washington State to re-form the Pac-12 through possible raids of the Mountain West and American conferences?
—Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2023
Allen J. Schaben, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Kofman for Daily Trojan INDIANA UNIVERSITY From the journalists of the Indiana Daily Student
More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters link arms to surround an encampment outside the Indiana Memorial Union in Bloomington on April 26.
—TIME, 9 May 2024
The partners plan to link arms and offer a streaming package that includes ESPN, Fox Sports, WBD’s TNT and TBS in a bid to reach sports fans who don’t subscribe to linear cable or satellite TV.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Feb. 2024
Soon several men would link arms and dance back and forth in a line, the women later joining in.
—Andrew Weil, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
The group will free-fall at close to 200 mph for upwards of three minutes, then link arms for a few seconds before deploying their parachutes at 5,000 feet and floating down to the desert floor.
—Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
If their desperate attempt to secure invitations from the ACC or Big Ten is unsuccessful and life as an independent (alongside Notre Dame) is deemed too risky, the Cardinal and Bears could link arms with Washington State and Oregon State and rebuild the 108-year-old conference.
—Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2023
The mass exodus on Pitch-Black Friday left a quartet of schools and one gigantic question behind: Will Stanford and Cal link arms with Washington State and Oregon State to reform the Pac-12 through possible raids of the Mountain West and American conferences?
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
The mass exodus on Pitch-Black Friday left a quartet of schools and one gigantic question behind: Will Stanford and Cal link arms with Oregon State and Washington State to re-form the Pac-12 through possible raids of the Mountain West and American conferences?
—Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2023
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