open arms

plural noun

Synonyms of open armsnext
: an eager or warm welcome
greeted them with open arms

Examples of open arms in a Sentence

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Thank you so much to the Broadway community for welcoming us all with such open arms. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026 Will producer Scott Rudin be welcomed back with open arms? Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 May 2026 The artifacts included a bronze crucifix, a silver trowel and a christening spoon, as well as a silver key, a 19th-century Russian icon depicting Jesus on the cross and a silver medal from 1964 showing Christ with open arms, surrounded by Greek letters in a Byzantine-style font. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 Trump has already been working to deliver Ukraine into Vladimir Putin’s open arms by cutting off aid and pushing a peace plan practically written by the Kremlin as his own. Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for open arms

Word History

First Known Use

1670, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of open arms was in 1670

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“Open arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20arms. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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open arms

plural noun
: an eager or warm welcome
greeted us with open arms

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