How to Use forearm in a Sentence

forearm

1 of 2 verb
  • No matter how forewarned a team might be, there is no such thing as forearmed.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Forewarned is forearmed, so here's an advance cheat sheet placing the tax cut in perspective.
    — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 30 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
  • The team’s initial diagnosis was forearm tightness, and it later was changed to forearm discomfort.
    — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 19 June 2019
  • 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

forearm

2 of 2 noun
  • Press through your right forearm to lift your hips.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The man was shot in the abdomen and forearm.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Asuka caught her with a stiff forearm to the face.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • There were also wounds in the forearm, wrist and head.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Now, place your forearms on the floor for support.
    — Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Your forearms and shoulders start to sting.
    — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Roll your weight onto your left forearm.
    — Jenessa Connor, Health, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Since your hands are at an angle, more of your forearm will rest on the desk.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Stock The forearm should be deep to keep your hand away from the flight deck.
    — Anthony Licata, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
  • The man reaches down and brings his forearm against the ridge of your dad’s brow.
    — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Grande wore the floor-length gown with a matching shawl draped over her forearms.
    — Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • All at once the skin of his forearm, from wrist to elbow, was in bloody stripes.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • Abrihet looks down at her forearms, which are criss-crossed with the scars of self-harm.
    — Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Levi emerged from his own penal colony with a tattoo on his forearm.
    — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • Saints showed off with his rope-walk into a flying forearm.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • But his spring has been delayed due to forearm soreness.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Like her forearms and face, the windowpanes were blurred with dust.
    — Cormac James, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Garcia had his right forearm wrapped before the game.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Pickett was born without a left forearm and hand.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Mayer said he’s been dealing with the forearm pain on and off for the last two months.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • Keep your forearms on the ground, and press the floor away from yourself with your forearms.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Keep your forearms on the ground, forming a straight line from your shoulders to your heels.
    — Anne Harding, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Downs herself was wounded on her left forearm.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
  • Most of those fractures were in upper-body bones, such as those in the forearms and hands.
    — Linda Carroll, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The hot water splashed on the inside of my left forearm and onto my chest.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Keep your hips steady, and make small circles to the right with your forearms as if stirring a pot.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The dog lunged at an officer and bit him on his left forearm, police said.
    — Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2023
  • But not as long as the tattoo on the Brighton junior’s right forearm.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Bend your elbows and press your forearms and the backs of your hands together.
    — Riya Davda, Outside, 5 Oct. 2025
  • 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

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