Examples of small arm in a Sentence
the soldiers keep their small arms securely in their holsters when not on patrol
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Some Hamas fighters took this to an extreme, killing several civilians on the Al-Rashid coastal highway using small arms and machine guns.
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Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Also, a slew of small arms from Libya penetrated the black market in the 2010s, experts say.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023
Opening last October, the $41 million facility includes, among other things, a 21-lane indoor small arms range and video training simulators.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Officials in Jordan intercepted several shipments of small arms and explosives in the past year that had been smuggled into the country, intended for recipients in the West Bank, according to two Middle Eastern intelligence officials with detailed knowledge of the events.
—Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
The aid package — the final of 2023 — will include arms and equipment, including air defense munitions, anti-armor munitions, ammunition for high mobility artillery rocket systems, and more than 15 million rounds of small arms ammunition, a State Department spokesperson said to CBS News.
—S. Dev, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2023
Its small arms, typical of larger tyrannosaurs, were an evolutionary adaptation, possibly aiding in maintaining balance for a two-legged animal with such a large head.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
The aid package, proposed by the previous caretaker government, included air defense system rockets and millions of rounds of small arms ammunition, according to the Slovak Defense Ministry.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
And rather than withdraw, Russian forces held their positions even under heavy artillery bombardment, meaning the Ukrainians would have to engage in close combat with small arms to advance.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
Also, a slew of small arms from Libya penetrated the black market in the 2010s, experts say.
—Isabelle Chapman, CNN, 13 Oct. 2023
Opening last October, the $41 million facility includes, among other things, a 21-lane indoor small arms range and video training simulators.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Officials in Jordan intercepted several shipments of small arms and explosives in the past year that had been smuggled into the country, intended for recipients in the West Bank, according to two Middle Eastern intelligence officials with detailed knowledge of the events.
—Joby Warrick, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
The aid package — the final of 2023 — will include arms and equipment, including air defense munitions, anti-armor munitions, ammunition for high mobility artillery rocket systems, and more than 15 million rounds of small arms ammunition, a State Department spokesperson said to CBS News.
—S. Dev, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2023
Its small arms, typical of larger tyrannosaurs, were an evolutionary adaptation, possibly aiding in maintaining balance for a two-legged animal with such a large head.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
The aid package, proposed by the previous caretaker government, included air defense system rockets and millions of rounds of small arms ammunition, according to the Slovak Defense Ministry.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
And rather than withdraw, Russian forces held their positions even under heavy artillery bombardment, meaning the Ukrainians would have to engage in close combat with small arms to advance.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
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“Small arm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20arm. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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