arm candy
AmericanEtymology
Origin of arm candy
1990–95
Example Sentences
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During a short break between rounds Monday, Soong practiced his swing wearing colorful leg and arm bands.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023
ATO BLANKSON-WOOD wears a Louis Vuitton jacket, $4,000, and pants, $1,370, louisvuitton.com; and the Leather Man arm bands.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2022
But they all bore yellow arm bands identifying them as members of the Territorial Defense Forces.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2022
Manchester United are wearing black arm bands to commemorate the Munich Air Disaster.
From The Guardian • Feb. 5, 2022
Was taken, by a Guardian, one of those with the red arm bands who are in charge of such things.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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