Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

palm

[pahm] / pɑm /












Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The team examined young Macaranga pearsonii trees growing in both logged forests and oil palm plantations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

At MSGM, stylist Massimo Giorgetti drew on the works of artist Mario Schifano to adorn his models with palm trees and stars.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Indonesian exports could slow in the second half, due to weaker global demand and prices for coal, crude palm oil and nickel coinciding with tighter domestic supply, RHB economist Wong Xian Yong said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

"He rocked the crowd. He had the crowd in the palm of his hand. He still does it on the television, and he's the reason that most people watch The Voice," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

But he had seen unicorns and felt the cool of their horn against his palm.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Around half of the date palms here have no fruit at all.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Nearby, a news conference by the head of Pakistan's parliamentary health committee over the cause of the fire was interrupted by a distraught father clasping his palms together in a plea.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—On a weekday morning this summer, Amy Cox instructed a small group of third-graders to rub their palms together, then clap out syllables for the words “apple,” “turtle” and “table.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

As the ocean breeze kicked up, the palms rustled around us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

He had his palms up, hands wide like he was trying to approach a wild animal.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Bayern trailed 2-1 in the shootout when a flying Kahn threw his bear-like paws in front of Zlatko Zahovic's effort, then palmed Amedeo Carboni's strike on to the crossbar.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Anthony Gordon scored four times in Newcastle's 6-1 rout of Qarabag and the England forward threatened an immediate equaliser with a stinging strike that Gianluigi Donnarumma palmed away.

From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026

That goal looked to have sealed the points from Juve but Baldanzi quickly halved the deficit after Michele Di Gregorio palmed away Evan Ferguson's low drive.

From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025

The Sale fly-half, on his 101st cap, first put up a high kick which was safely palmed back, before a pin-point cross-field was clung on to by Tom Roebuck.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025

He laughed and palmed the top of my head, wiggling it around.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

"For me, it's ridiculous," the goalkeeper added, taking a break from palming away shots struck by friends wearing colorful Brazil and Barcelona jerseys.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

Moments later, Bachmann thwarted Thomas-Asante again, this time palming away his goal-bound header, before he saw another effort sail over the bar.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2024

“But you, my darling, my beautiful, my wickedly talented Idina Menzel,” he continued, palming her cheeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

In a free-flowing first half, Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya made a great save in the 38th by diving to his right and palming away a shot from Brennan Johnson after a quick counter by Spurs.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 24, 2023

He spent the next hour demonstrating basic skills like palming a playing card or performing the French Drop, a maneuver in which a small object seemingly disappears when passing from one hand to the other.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




Vocabulary lists containing palm


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training