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within (or beyond) arm's reachNear (or not near) enough to reach by extending one’s arm: he came closer, almost within arm’s reach the bookshelf is within arm’s reach of my computer...- And for obvious reasons, the country is full of guns - everyone does a stint of compulsory military service, so pretty much everyone in their early 20s is within arm's reach of a firearm at all times.
- I never saw Claude Nougaro without a book within arm's reach, or carried in the little suitcase he took on tour.
- In a hospital setting, the most extreme situations may call for a ‘sitter’ who will remain within arm's reach of the patient for the duration of the watch.
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