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Recent Examples of open arms
America’s hometown has open arms for all things Mexican food, with choices up and down the main boulevards.
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Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
The announcements have led to protests, lawsuits and, in certain cases, open arms.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
But on Sunday morning, a visitor took advantage of the church’s open arms – plowing his truck into an LDS chapel in Michigan, shooting worshippers with an assault weapon and setting the building on fire.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The dedicated My Chemical Romance fans loved every second of the show, and welcomed their hometown heroes with their wide open arms.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2025
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Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
The announcements have led to protests, lawsuits and, in certain cases, open arms.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
But on Sunday morning, a visitor took advantage of the church’s open arms – plowing his truck into an LDS chapel in Michigan, shooting worshippers with an assault weapon and setting the building on fire.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The dedicated My Chemical Romance fans loved every second of the show, and welcomed their hometown heroes with their wide open arms.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for open arms
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“Open arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20arms. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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