arm's length

Example Sentences

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Roosevelt disliked Woodruff and kept him at arm’s length, although he did allow Pinchot to hire Woodruff at the Agriculture Department.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Mark, on a skateboard, and Jacob, also wearing inline skates, followed a little over an arm’s length behind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The Moon will appear to the astronauts "about the size of a basketball held at arm's length," Noah Petro, head of NASA's planetary geology lab, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Disney isn’t the only partner OpenAI is now holding at a robotic arm’s length.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Ivan stepped beside him, an arm’s length away on Alfhercht’s left side but still in his peripheral vision.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack