arm's length

Example Sentences

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The two planets will appear to be about the same distance in the sky as the width of your little finger held out at arm's length.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Western Star” is thus the rare authorized biography that keeps its subject at arm’s length.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Once he realized I wasn’t leaving, he cautiously emerged from his hiding spot, keeping an arm’s length between us.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Of course he could have been an arm’s length away, and I wouldn’t know.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck