How to Use forearm in a Sentence

forearm

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  • As the old adage says, to be forewarned is to be forearmed.
    — Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine, 26 Sep. 2017
  • No matter how forewarned a team might be, there is no such thing as forearmed.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2018
  • That’s why, faced with a fearsome flu season, Spinney turns to an old adage: forewarned is forearmed.
    — Lily Rothman, Time, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Yet if the skater extends an elbow or forearm out from the central axis of rotation, that means a slower spin.
    — Tom Avril, Philly.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Forewarned is forearmed, so here's an advance cheat sheet placing the tax cut in perspective.
    — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • That’s one problem with dystopian fiction: forewarned is not always forearmed.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 5 June 2017
  • To be forewarned is to be forearmed, and knowing the locations of enemy forces will help ground commanders make critical decisions about their own forces.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2018
  • But Russia prides itself on being a difficult negotiating partner, and for the United States, forewarned is forearmed.
    — Kimberly Marten, Washington Post, 25 July 2017
  • As the old adage says, to be forewarned is to be forearmed.
    — Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine, 26 Sep. 2017
  • No matter how forewarned a team might be, there is no such thing as forearmed.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2018
  • That’s why, faced with a fearsome flu season, Spinney turns to an old adage: forewarned is forearmed.
    — Lily Rothman, Time, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Yet if the skater extends an elbow or forearm out from the central axis of rotation, that means a slower spin.
    — Tom Avril, Philly.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Forewarned is forearmed, so here's an advance cheat sheet placing the tax cut in perspective.
    — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • That’s one problem with dystopian fiction: forewarned is not always forearmed.
    — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 5 June 2017
  • To be forewarned is to be forearmed, and knowing the locations of enemy forces will help ground commanders make critical decisions about their own forces.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2018
  • But Russia prides itself on being a difficult negotiating partner, and for the United States, forewarned is forearmed.
    — Kimberly Marten, Washington Post, 25 July 2017
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forearm

2 of 2 noun
  • Stock The forearm should be deep to keep your hand away from the flight deck.
    — Anthony Licata, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
  • Lester came to the door and shot Yarl in the forehead -- then shot him again, in the right forearm.
    — Margaret Stafford and Jim Salter, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • One was shot in the leg, and the other was shot in the forearm, Stollsteimer said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Took a forearm and broke his nose a week ago against York.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Grip the dumbbell nice and tight—the heavier the weight the more your forearms will be challenged.
    — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 11 May 2023
  • The victim suffered bruises and scratches on the side of his head, wrist and forearm due to the fall.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Bieber has been on the inured list with a sore forearm since July 12.
    — Joe Noga, cleveland, 24 July 2023
  • Most of those fractures were in upper-body bones, such as those in the forearms and hands.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • It was crowded: dogs, air plants coming out of cracks in the wall, knit hats and forearm tats.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Keep your forearms on the ground, forming a straight line from your shoulders to your heels.
    — Anne Harding, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The message on his forearm talks about get to doing it and to chase something that's right in front of you.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
  • One officer was struck in the left shoulder and the other was struck in the right forearm and groin.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Gomez grabs the boy’s right arm and bends his hand downward so that the hand is almost touching the forearm.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Scherzer can’t help but think the forearm issue may have led to more stress on the triceps.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • James cleared all three and attempted to lay the ball off the backboard, when Tatum slapped his forearm.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Like her forearms and face, the windowpanes were blurred with dust.
    — Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
  • In one, a grinning man holds up the carcass of a leopard as blood drips down his forearms.
    — Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Place right forearm on the ground and stack right shoulder over the right elbow, pushing the floor away to create space on the right side.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Being able to sling the bag over your shoulder takes a lot of pressure off of your forearm and makes the weight feel like less of a load.
    — Jess Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The younger child was shot three times: in his right forearm, right thigh and abdomen, with the bullet going through his back.
    — Molly Walsh | [email protected], cleveland, 17 July 2023
  • One of his arms is numb, with a chunk of flesh cut out from his forearm and knotted skin stretching across it.
    — Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Curl the dumbbells up until your forearms are parallel to the ground.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
  • The dog lunged at an officer and bit him on his left forearm, police said.
    — Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The team tested the forearms of 18 volunteers, with skin tones ranging from light to dark.
    — Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN, 16 Oct. 2023
  • But the real standout was Roberts's hair, which was long enough to tickle her forearms.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 20 June 2023
  • Hard plastic teeth ripped through his muscles, tearing open his forearm down to the bone.
    — Hannah Dreier Meridith Kohut, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The face of one of his children was on his right forearm, the circumference of an office clock.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
  • Slowly lower the weights back down with control, feeling the stretch in your forearms.
    — Dana Santas, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
  • In Malayan's post, Manganiello posed close to the camera, showing a large word inked in black on his forearm.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The only blemish on Luzardo’s season that year was a left forearm strain sustained six starts into the season.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024

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