open arms
plural nounDefinition of open arms
: an eager or warm welcome
greeted them with open arms
Examples of open arms in a Sentence
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The people of Austin welcomed their Louisiana buddies with open arms. — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, "The Rundown: Week 2 Stars, Surprises and Statements and a New Top 10," 8 Sep. 2019 Jackson said the Buckeyes welcomed him with open arms. — Nathan Baird, cleveland.com, "Jonah Jackson and Ohio State football’s offensive line continuing to come together," 6 Sep. 2019 Allen said Europe, which is still welcoming the director with open arms, has embraced him since his first films. — Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, "Woody Allen Defends His Record: "I've Done Everything That the #MeToo Movement Would Love to Achieve"," 6 Sep. 2019 The West Coast Option: Santa Barbara, California More than a year after devasting mudslides hit the area, the West Coast town is welcoming visitors with open arms. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, "5 Last-Minute Labor Day Weekend Getaways," 23 Aug. 2019 And any such plan should take into consideration that Denver is surrounded by a sea of suburbs with open arms for commercial and industrial businesses that might be hardest-hit by such a tax. — The Denver Post Editorial Board, The Denver Post, "Editorial: Proposed Denver pollution tax is not ready for prime time," 20 Aug. 2019 Nor was the report met with open arms by left-leaning groups. — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, "Facebook audit of alleged anti-conservative bias fails to pinpoint any," 20 Aug. 2019 Revealed behind those doors are many sets of open arms. — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, "NFL’s handling of Josh Gordon case is encouraging," 20 Aug. 2019 Wan-Bissaka also declared his gratitude to the United faithful, having welcomed his arrival with open arms, given their awful defensive performances last season. — SI.com, "Aaron Wan-Bissaka Reveals Which Man Utd Player Has Helped Him Settle at Old Trafford," 18 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'open arms.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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