A kitten with one paw outstretched. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
As they gave the answer, they recalled their outstretched hands; and where their figures had been, there the Bells were. From Wordnik.com. [The Chimes] Reference
"outstretched" its life, a senior US Navy officer said Wednesday. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
His hand lay outstretched in his sleep, palm exposed. From Wordnik.com. [Death Masking Love] Reference
Instead, their hands were outstretched, grabbing for me. From Wordnik.com. [OUT OF THE CANDLELIGHT AND INTO THE SPOTLIGHT] Reference
His father, arm outstretched, resting on Billy's shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [Robots Among Us] Reference
She stepped toward me, reached with outstretched arms. From Wordnik.com. [To Be A Child (Part II of III)] Reference
Finally she rubs her breast against that outstretched hand. From Wordnik.com. [The Oscars] Reference
He did not say thanks, but looked at my outstretched hands. From Wordnik.com. [The Island] Reference
"Cattermole jumped with an elbow outstretched," McLeish said. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Bruce courts FA fine with rant over rookie referee's red card] Reference
But he dreamed of W. Arms outstretched, arrow up the middle — want?. From Wordnik.com. [Strawberry] Reference
“Annette,” he said, his hand outstretched. From Wordnik.com. [Deep Pockets] Reference
You had your arm outstretched — like this — when you fell, right?. From Wordnik.com. [What the Father Said] Reference
They love the roar of approval, the hands outstretched to touch their faces. From Wordnik.com. [Behind Enemy Lines] Reference
An involuntary reflex jabbed Forget's arm towards me, I held her outstretched hand. From Wordnik.com. [Story to Forget] Reference
La Rojadescended back towards him, angel outstretched arms, forever tho flittering. From Wordnik.com. [Final Resting Place of The Pen] Reference
And he did a pirouette and then came down the stairs with his arms still outstretched. From Wordnik.com. [The Jazz Age's Greatest Horn] Reference
He fell with his arm outstretched, dislocated his shoulder, and suffered nerve damage. From Wordnik.com. [Raking leaves: A cautionary tale] Reference
Their hands flail outstretched in front of them, grasping for something to hold on to. From Wordnik.com. [Westfield] Reference
The world pulled together to offer help, arms held outstretched, pledging not to forget. From Wordnik.com. [Olivia Wilde: Rebuilding Haiti: Helping One Child at a Time] Reference
The young woman stopped to look at a box of mushrooms, and then saw his outstretched hand. From Wordnik.com. [Heavenly Blue Morning Glory] Reference
She runs, arms outstretched, back to the people, who are saying her name and cheering her on. From Wordnik.com. [Freddy in the Future] Reference
It was a twosome who were halted with outstretched lathis and guided to the side of the road. From Wordnik.com. [Bicycle Boys] Reference
Mr. Sorgi lofted a beautiful pass over Mr. Coleman's outstretched arms and into Mr. Cruz's hands. From Wordnik.com. [Jets Lacking Quality Depth in Secondary] Reference
They began to place their leftovers directly into outstretched hands and into homemade containers. From Wordnik.com. [Chocolate Grenades] Reference
Standing over a fresh kill, arm outstretched, fingers pointing to the lethal tusks of a huge boar. From Wordnik.com. [Red Fox Rampant] Reference
My problems began a year and a half earlier when I fell backward and landed on my outstretched palm. From Wordnik.com. [When Managed Care Means Mediocre Care] Reference
You tried grabbing the moon when I was holding you, arm outstretched, small hand clutching for night sky. From Wordnik.com. [Thinly Sliced Raw Fish] Reference
Crouched at my outstretched feet was a scrawny, ginger cat; its green eyes slit and its ears pinned back. From Wordnik.com. [The Witch from Bilbao] Reference
"George was lying on his stomach," Simonson reported, "head uphill, arms outstretched, like a frozen statue.". From Wordnik.com. [Ghost Of Everest] Reference
When Enrique opened the doors of the wire-mesh cages, the doves fluttered to his shoulders and outstretched arms. From Wordnik.com. [‘A Handbook to Luck’] Reference
He stood up and pivoted on his feet, his arms outstretched, like a ruler amazingly pleased with the extent of his domain. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from Pompeii ii] Reference
I crouched, the muscles in my hind legs coiled and I jumped with outstretched arms ready to embrace my first feline leap. From Wordnik.com. [The Witch from Bilbao] Reference
Two young girls ran up to us as we entered Namche, hands outstretched offering us rhododendron blooms, the national flower. From Wordnik.com. [Trekking Nepal] Reference
They cry and try to pull down the ceiling with their outstretched fingers while the snakes around their necks peer out confused. From Wordnik.com. [Gathering] Reference
They gave the monkeys tokens, and then, with outstretched hand, palm up, asked for the token in exchange for a slice of cucumber. From Wordnik.com. [My Fair Monkey] Reference
My petulance is obvious as I shrug myself away from my mother's outstretched arm -- asserting my will, brandishing my independence. From Wordnik.com. [I'm Ready To Follow My Father's Lead] Reference
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