How to Use an arm and a leg in a Sentence

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• Frames Picture framing doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg.
  — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
• Once, in the late afternoon, Cormican pointed out a sonar image that looked like an arm and a leg.
  — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
• Fans came from as far away as Oregon, and, in some cases literally paid an arm and a leg to be there.
  — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
• Another picture showed Hurley lying down on an outdoor couch with an arm and a leg in the air.
  — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
• The baby sustained a fractured skull and bruising to an arm and a leg, among other injuries, police said.
  — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
• Some franchises would trade an arm and a leg — or the equivalent in draft picks — to swap spots with the Knicks in a heartbeat.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
• Packing this $12 gadget could also save you money on budget airlines that charge an arm and a leg for access to in-flight entertainment.
  — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
• That said, Benz has an entry-level luxury car for folks who want to experience the brand's opulence without paying an arm and a leg.
  — Charles Singh, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
• Rather than resigning herself to paying an arm and a leg for quality sheets, Watson heads to HomeGoods.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
• There’s a funny irony to a colossal commercial production that hopes to charge an arm and a leg for the privilege of seeing an indictment of capitalism.
  — Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026