palms

Example Sentences

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The fuel terminal was built in the 1920s, when there was little other than mangroves and coconut palms on Fisher Island.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

My friends were skeptical as I placed the uneven, cinnamon-covered blobs in their palms.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

“I’m just in the middle here, again, see,” Curtis said to nobody in particular, pressing her palms together above her head.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Clammy palms, spiked heart-rates, agonising groans and joyful roars - and that's just Steve Cram in the commentary box.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Two drummers were leaned against canoes, their drums held fast between their ankles, hitting alternately with the balls of their palms and the flats of their hands—Low, high; low, low, high, went the beat.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo