How to Use sidearm in a Sentence

sidearm

noun

• The process is to fire the jig hard with a low, sidearm cast aimed to land a few feet short of the target.
  — Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 2 May 2018
• So when Aidan shot sidearm, the girls had one over their brother.
  — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2022
• America's very first sidearm was a copy of a British one.
  — Matthew Moss, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2017
• Kyler zipped it sidearm before the window was even there.
  — Bob McManaman, azcentral, 9 Aug. 2019
• Much like the beginning of its sidearms and rifles, the early U.S. tank owes much to the French and British.
  — Matthew Moss, Popular Mechanics, 12 Feb. 2018
• Reed has a sidearm delivery and hides the ball behind his body.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2022
• One of the officers, Timothy Loehmann, jumped out of the car with his sidearm drawn.
  — Chiraag Bains, Slate Magazine, 15 June 2017
• Grech, a sidearm setup man, leads the staff with 30 appearances.
  — Tom Fitzgerald, SFChronicle.com, 7 June 2019
• Penix is a left-handed sidearm thrower, elusive but not a huge threat to run.
  — oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2022
• With the shot clock about to expire, Colorado’s D’Shawn Schwartz hurled a one-handed sidearm throw at the basket from 25 feet.
  — oregonlive, 20 Feb. 2021
• The ability to juke a blitzing cornerback, sprint right and toss an on-the-move, sidearm dart?
  — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Dec. 2022
• She’s in full uniform, including a peaked hat and sidearm.
  — New York Times, 15 Dec. 2020
• With baitcasting tackle, employ a low sidearm cast that keeps the lure close to the water.
  — Mark Hicks, Field & Stream, 19 May 2020
• The terms of surrender were generous: Keep the sidearms, and horses for the spring plowing.
  — Lance Morrow, National Review, 2 Nov. 2017
• The Colt Navy is a legendary sidearm and could be considered the first true fighting handgun.
  — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 6 June 2019
• The Super Redhawk is one of the most popular sidearms in the Alaskan wilderness for good reason.
  — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 19 Nov. 2019
• Players launch the ball with an overhead motion, like in lacrosse, but can also drop down and take sidearm shots.
  — Pat Stoetzer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 21 Oct. 2019
• Both officers were found with their sidearms still in their holsters.
  — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 12 Feb. 2018
• With the Chiefs driving and looking to take a two-score lead, Mahomes delivered a sidearm pass for a first down to tight end Travis Kelce.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 5 Dec. 2022
• Facing the 3-4-5 hitters, the sidearm sinker-baller induced a ground ball to first, a ground ball to second and a lineout to second.
  — Carlos Mendez, star-telegram.com, 23 June 2017
• Chief Eric Bartlett said Arn had never before discharged a sidearm in the line of duty.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2020
• Though he was sacked twice, Vidlak showed some poise and elusiveness, and an arm with zip and sometimes drops down to a sidearm motion.
  — oregonlive, 8 May 2021
• Local news showed photos of the fake gun — an exact knockoff of a sidearm made in the Czech Republic — and a mug shot of a stoic Hayes.
  — Leah Sottile, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2018
• There was a law enforcement officer with a sidearm near him, but it wasn’t needed.
  — Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 June 2022
• Cimber is an odd at-bat, throwing from a severe sidearm release.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2022
• Allen had no explanation how a shell ejected from his sidearm was found at the scene of the crime, according to the affidavit.
  — Staff Report, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Nov. 2022
• The next third-down play wound up being a sidearm attempt from Fields that went off of Schofield’s helmet, which brought on Cairo Santos for a 56-yard field-goal attempt.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
• Neshek is the virtual opposite of McGee, slinging his cheese at just over 90 mph from a herky-jerky sidearm motion.
  — Jon Tayler, SI.com, 4 Oct. 2017
• This time, the ultimate highlight wasn’t some no-look pass or gravity-defying sidearm dart through a maze of bodies.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023
• The Chiefs quarterback threw from a variety of arm angles, connecting on jump passes, sidearm passes and option pitches.
  — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Jul 2024