upraised

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“He was a fixture of the neighborhood. He just loved Capitol Hill and the Central District area,” Taylor said of Ewell, who would stand on street corners with upraised arms.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

“But look at us now!” he said, arms upraised.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

In Game 3 of the 1932 series at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, the Yankees’ Babe Ruth gestured with an upraised finger toward the Cubs pitcher, Charlie Root, and walloped his next pitch for a home run.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022

She added an image of an upraised fist pointing toward the name of the country, in Ukraine’s colors of blue and yellow.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2022

Suddenly the king broke off, his arm upraised, as though frozen in place.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood