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

Ms Hempstead was bitten around her left armpit and upper arm, which severed an artery and a vein, and she went on to suffer multi-organ failure, the inquest was told.

From BBC

He has a Crusader cross tattooed on his right forearm and another on his left upper arm along with the word "Infidels".

From BBC

“When Alicia did this Martin Kove suddenly grabbed her arm and bit her upper arm so hard it nearly drew blood, and she yelled out in pain,” an officer who was assigned to VIP security at Washington State Summer Con wrote in the report.

From Los Angeles Times

He has several tattoos: “ANGEL” on his right forearm; “ROSMARY” on his right upper arm; a dragon on his right arm; and the numbers “527” on his left thumb, according to Dignity Health.

From Los Angeles Times

New Zealand's commerce minister Andrew Bayly has resigned as a government minister after he "placed a hand" on a staff member's upper arm last week, in what he described as "overbearing" behaviour.

From BBC

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