open arms

plural noun

: an eager or warm welcome
greeted them with open arms

Examples of open arms in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Liam couldn't wait to sprint into Gam Gam's open arms. Kendall Malinchock, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024 The two families embraced in a tangle of open arms. Lynda Lin Grigsby, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024 The socialite who reigned over the 2000s with an iron fist, or rather, a small chihuahua, welcomes back the Y2K resurgence with seemingly open arms. Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024 What is genuinely delusional is Deborah’s belief that she should (1) be welcomed back in with open arms and (2) be owed an apology for Candiace’s publicly disapproving of her. Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for open arms 

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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 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

open arms

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

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