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• His hands rise palms out fingers splayed, the back door explodes outward and a million splinters of glass precede Jamie Corde into the golden light. —  The Lesson of Her Death
• Then the vision passed and Sam saw Frodo standing, hand on breast, his breath coming in great gasps, and Gollum at his feet, resting on his knees with his wide-splayed hands upon the ground. —  The Lord of the Rings
• Slowly, from behind the boulder, a small face peered out: bulbous yellow eyes; flat-splayed nose; and wide, blubbery lips. —  Witch Gate.htm
• He moved to stand directly in front of her, hands locked at the small of his back and feet splayed, his silence a blatant challenge. —  Teresa Medeiros - Thief of Hearts
• It was a caricature of a footprint with great splayed-out toes, the whole thing of a size that impressed one at a glance. —  Police at the Funeral - Margery Allingham - Campion 04: 1931

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