stiff-arm
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of stiff-arm
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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More troubling still is World Vision’s stiff-arm to Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In a 2018 interview in the German magazine Der Spiegel, she said she felt shivers when she saw images of modern far-right rallygoers using Nazi stiff-arm salutes in the German city of Chemnitz.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2023
A running back who can be so difficult to wrap up that even Ekeler’s drive has a stiff-arm, defensive coordinators NFL-wide are now forced to acknowledge a player every Power Five college ignored.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2022
A 27-yard run by Davis during which he tossed a defender aside with a stiff-arm was the key play on the drive.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2022
The stiff-arm almost always works early in a game.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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