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

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Despite all this, the old-school media giants have so far seemed content to link arms with digital-native platforms like Netflix and Amazon, even though the newbies have far more reason to preserve the status quo. Vulture, 20 July 2023 On Tuesday, the coalition is set to link arms and form a human chain from the Tennessee Capitol to Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital, where victims of the shooting were taken in March. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2023

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“Link arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/link%20arms. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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