outspread
Example Sentences
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At the top is an enamelled dove with outspread wings, which represents the Holy Ghost.
From Reuters • May 5, 2023
We all wish we could still run into the outspread arms of the father we lost.
From Salon • Nov. 23, 2022
Each crater held a single, stolid icefish, dark pectoral fins outspread like bat wings over a clutch of eggs.
From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2022
When the dough has doubled in size, about an hour or so, push it down with outspread fingers, making dimples in the dough.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2021
He points to the bible outspread on my lap.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
