The old concept of guangxi, or 'connections', was outworn, he said, for corruption was more sophisticated than an outstretched palm these days.

As he struggles to catch his breath, his face contorted in a grimace, he raises an outstretched palm to surrender.

At the end, she held out her hand and a dove landed in her outstretched palm.

The monks in their wooden boat, with outstretched palms as oars, recalled medieval stained-glass vignettes.

Once our glasses have been charged, great slabs of smoked salmon are unfurled onto our outstretched palms and doused in freshly squeezed lime juice.

On top of the ark were these cherubim with outstretched wings overshadowing this slab that was the lid of the box.

Those impressive wings would have allowed the pelagornithids to range far and wide, soaring long distances on outstretched wings.

He swept the wind on outstretched wings to land softly among the neon thorns of a paloverde tree.

The sign above the entrance to the building displays the date 1617 and a gilt-copper hawk with outstretched wings.

The eagle on the reverse now had outstretched wings, heraldic style.