Antonyms for outstretchedout·stretched

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1. outstretchedadjective

   fully extended especially in length

   "a kitten with one paw outstretched"

   Antonyms:
   unextended

How to use outstretched in a sentence?

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.

2. Eileen Caddy:

   Dwell not on the past. Use it to illustrate a point, then leave it behind. Nothing really matters except what you do now in this instant of time. From this moment onwards you can be an entirely different person, filled with love and understanding, ready with an outstretched hand, uplifted and positive in every thought and deed.

3. Tony Blair:

   The party is walking eyes shut, arms outstretched over the cliff’s edge to the jagged rocks below.

4. Bob Menendez:

   President Obama may have outstretched his hand, but the Castros still have their fists real tight.

5. Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades:

   We have our hand outstretched, not for them to abuse it, but for them to accept it.

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