link arms

phrase

: to hook bent arms together at the elbow
The elderly couple linked arms as they walked down the street.

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Before guests even left the United States, they were invited to an informal class at the groom’s mother’s house to learn the Horo, a traditional Bulgarian wedding dance where guests link arms and do a bit of fancy footwork with the newlyweds. — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026 Meanwhile, Khloé Kardashian shows off her twist on black tie attire for a dinner in West Hollywood, California, and George Clooney and his wife Amal link arms in Venice. — Brendan Le, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The police later returned and told the students to link arms to exit through the school’s back entrance. — Karla Perez, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2025 And to get there, to really get contracts that can change people’s lives, unions have to link arms and act in concert with one another. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for link arms

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“Link arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/link%20arms. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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