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
  • 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

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