with open arms

1. Enthusiastically, warmly, as in They received their new daughter-in-law with open arms. This term alludes to an embrace. [Mid-1600s]

Example Sentences

“I was welcomed with open arms,” she said.

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“I called Brother Greg, and my brothers welcomed me with open arms.”

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“I didn’t know if they would welcome me with open arms, but the truth is that they have welcomed me with open arms and I have been impressed by the local support.”

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My therapist even pointed out that I had been seeking a community of more experienced poly lesbians, and in less than a month, they had found me and welcomed me with open arms.

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“I give the team, the locker room, a ton of credit in terms of just welcoming me with open arms and making me feel like I was at home.”

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