akimbo
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Only the huge boots and akimbo shirt collar remind viewers of his frontier background.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
The comedian then proceeds to hop ecstatically across the stage with one leg akimbo: “That song was penned with a toucan’s beak dipped in ink while riding a zebra side-saddle.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2023
Unlike McCarron, whom I could easily picture arms akimbo on some icy summit, Mohammad does not much resemble a mountaineer.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022
The 16-foot-high gilded crucifix is stored in crated sections, Jesus lying akimbo in the garage.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2021
I looked at him, or rather, beyond him and at the blackboard mounted on the red-bricked wall, as he stood akimbo next to the cupboard where he kept his array of canes.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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