How to Use sidearm in a Sentence

sidearm

noun

• America's very first sidearm was a copy of a British one.
  — Matthew Moss, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2017
• 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
• One of the officers, Timothy Loehmann, jumped out of the car with his sidearm drawn.
  — Chiraag Bains, Slate Magazine, 15 June 2017
• She’s in full uniform, including a peaked hat and sidearm.
  — New York Times, 15 Dec. 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
• Both officers were found with their sidearms still in their holsters.
  — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 12 Feb. 2018
• Chief Eric Bartlett said Arn had never before discharged a sidearm in the line of duty.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2020
• 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
• 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
• Castillo releases the ball somewhere in between a three-quarters slot and sidearm slot.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 2022
• The pair also discussed the comparisons that have been made to Patrick Mahomes with Wilson’s sling, or sidearm passes.
  — Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021
• The Ravens need to work on his mechanics because Jackson is back to throwing sidearm and not stepping into his throws.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 18 Oct. 2020
• Trubisky’s penultimate pass, a sidearm sling to Miller at the right sideline, was another.
  — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2019
• Francisco Lindor made a barehand pickup of a bouncer and rushed a sidearm throw wide of first for an error.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Aug. 2022
• Many of his passes featured an NFL-type sidearm delivery.
  — Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2022
• McGough quickly gathered the ball and fired a sidearm throw to a retreating Kolozsvary, who couldn’t twist around and apply the tag on Yamada in time.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2021
• Or even better, offer long bounties (50 sidearm kills, 20 shotgun kills) to get a dedicated drop of that type of weapon.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2021
• Crawford could only watch as Moore received the ball, turned, planted his feet and uncorked a sidearm rocket toward first.
  — oregonlive.com, 20 June 2019
• Submarine-style pitching is rare to find in the majors, but the Royals have preferred to have a sidearm thrower at their disposal.
  — Shawn Moran, kansascity, 25 Feb. 2018
• Phillies reliever Pat Neshek, who achieved the milestone in April, had to overcome skepticism about his sidearm pitching style.
  — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 11 June 2018
• Anthony Santander followed with a slow chopper to third, but Rendon’s sidearm throw was high and pulled first baseman Jared Walsh off the bag for an error to load the bases.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2022
• Her gunfire missed, prosecutors said, and the chief warrant officer shot her in the stomach with his sidearm.
  — Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2022
• When confronted by the landlord and police, Lion was wearing a holster, which held his sidearm.
  — Tyler Eagle, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2019
• Bright was a powerhouse unlike any the NCAA had seen, chewing up record yardage on the ground and plucking apart defenses with his quick, tricky sidearm passes.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2022
• Douaire, a 6-foot-1 righty who throws sidearm, attacked the right-handed hitting Keaty immediately with a pair of fastballs to get ahead 0-2.
  — Brett Christie, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2017
• There was a little too much talk of packing sidearms and confronting looters, and about which billionaire had donated the use of his airplane.
  — Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2019
• This week’s sleeper: Right-hander Chase Lee and his funky sidearm delivery has created some momentum for the young reliever going into games.
  — Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2023