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

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

"Yes," says the cartoon man, wearing a yellow necktie and gesturing with upraised hands, "I can't emphasize enough that it provides significant profit to your practice."

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2021

It’s not clear whether they’re running from the green monster hailing them with an upraised tentacle or merely looking back in acknowledgment.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2019

It was a photo of a robed woman with a sharp star for a halo and a torch in her upraised hand.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez