Example Sentences

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At almost every turn, there appeared to be diplomatic arm-wrestling between US and Chinese over timings, positions and alleged last-minute schedule changes.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Past highlights of the festival include “Parasite” filmmaker Bong Joon Ho spiking a beach ball into the audience or Arnold Schwarzenegger arm-wrestling a 9-year-old boy, outrageous moments that won’t happen anywhere else.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

Nearby, men pump iron at an immaculate outdoor gym with rows of high-quality weight machines, exercise bars and even padded arm-wrestling tables.

From New York Times • May 7, 2023

Some of Giroux’s best moments came off the ice, like the time former coach Craig Berube challenged Giroux to an arm-wrestling contest at a bar in Nashville.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2022

How I miss being touched—Nan stroking my hair, Darin arm-wrestling me and pretending to lose, Pop squeezing my shoulder good night.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir