long arm
a long pole fitted with any of various devices, as a hook or clamp, for performing tasks otherwise out of reach.
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How to use long arm in a sentence
Long saw the rookie was better than his draft status, with long arms, thick legs and great form.
Chase Roullier, snap after snap, cements himself as an anchor of Washington’s offense | Sam Fortier | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostSt-Juste tried the opposite approach — more press coverage, using his long arms to stay with Adams — but knew that strategy wouldn’t work against Cobb, who’s patient at the line of scrimmage.
Washington’s defensive players ‘gave themselves a chance’ in Green Bay, and that’s a step forward | Sam Fortier | October 25, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s ludicrous that people are acting as if reasonable, measured vaccine policies represent the long arm of some kind of Soviet mega state.
‘Employers are stereotyping people who are scared of getting a vaccine’: Confessions of a CEO on mandating shots | Jessica Davies | June 16, 2021 | DigidayI used to stand as far away as possible with my long arms, because he’s just all business.
It seems that the long arm of the law is reaching out to them.
Rodrigo Duterte Is Using One of the World's Longest COVID-19 Lockdowns to Strengthen His Grip on the Philippines | Aie Balagtas See / Manila | March 15, 2021 | Time
He grasps the phone in his capable hand, outstretches his long arm toward the ceiling, and angles it down just so.
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy | Olivia Nuzzi | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOthers, however, thought a rigorous inspection of Syria's chemical weapons program would reveal the long arm of Moscow.
Is Putin, a Big Assad Supplier, Seriously Going to Disarm Him? | Eli Lake | September 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThen he put on his coat, reached out his long arm, and squeezed my shoulder.
Howard Zinn at 90: Defending the People’s Historian | Timothy Patrick McCarthy | August 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSin Sin Wa reached a long arm into the little cupboard beside him and withdrew a bottle and a glass.
Dope | Sax RohmerHe shot forth a long arm to seize the overhanging rock cornice and drag his body over the ledge.
Menotah | Ernest G. HenhamYou might call it the long arm of coincidence and be making no mistake either.
From Place to Place | Irvin S. CobbIt has stretched its long arm from end to end of the American continent.
American Sketches | Charles Whibley"Give it to me," and the Colonel reached his long arm out towards Sam, the palm of his hand up.
Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. Field
British Dictionary definitions for long arm
power, esp far-reaching power: the long arm of the law
make a long arm to reach out for something, as from a sitting position
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