upper arm

noun

1. the part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of upper arm¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

They are meant to be injected into the upper arm, thigh, or stomach, with doses gradually increased.

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It’s all part of what economists call the K-shaped economy, in which purchases from affluent shopper shoot up like the upper arm of the K, even as purchases from lower-income Americans droop like the bottom arm of the K. For investors, this explains why both luxury retailer Hermès and discount king Walmart are growing revenue at a healthy clip even as sales at middle-market merchants like Kohl’s and Bath & Body Works are hurting.

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It’s all part of what economists call the K-shaped economy, in which purchases from affluent shopper shoot up like the upper arm of the K, even as purchases from lower-income Americans droop like the bottom arm of the K. For investors, this explains why both luxury retailer Hermès and discount king Walmart are growing revenue at a healthy clip even as sales at middle-market merchants like Kohl’s and Bath & Body Works are hurting.

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The reversal in fortunes has popularized the notion of a K-shaped economy, in which, like the letter, the upper arm rises while the lower arm droops.

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Her second tattoo, which she got from Mastrosanti the next day, was of the Carlos Club neon sign in San Carlos on her right upper arm.

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