in the arms of

idiom

: being embraced by
She found him in the arms of another woman.

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But both women are in for a shock when Holly discovers the Airbnb owner is her high school rival all glowed up, and Ivy is kicked out of her hotel room by Holly’s ex and his new lady — only to find comfort in the arms of the hotel bartender. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024 Playing in overtime in the season finale against the Falcons, Winston threw a pass on the first and only OT play from scrimmage and the ball landed in the arms of Atlanta linebacker Deion Jones, who took it 27 yards the other way to give his team a 28-22 win. Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 Photos from the botanical garden show the dog snugly wrapped in a towel in the arms of a smiling firefighter after the rescue. Raven Brunner, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 Alexander took photos of May, chunky and laughing, in the arms of Olivia, who was flashing a smile that hadn’t been seen since her sister left the house. Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the arms of 

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“In the arms of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20arms%20of. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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