arm's length

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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

The 600-foot-long platforms are separated from the walls, keeping them an arm’s length from defacement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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

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

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The professor turned to a small table no more than an arm’s length from his comfortable chair and poured some golden wine into three glasses.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman