Thesaurus results for SIDEARM

sidearm

noun

Definition of sidearm

as in pistol

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Recent Examples of sidearm Security camera video showed the suspect throwing with his left hand, using a sidearm motion. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 And a sidearm lefty against [Smith] isn’t ideal either. — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026 Canadian Customs will admit shotguns or rifles (but no sidearms) under these conditions. — Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026 Each had a sidearm clasped in both hands. — Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sidearm

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Noun

But Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, upon return from this week’s NATO summit in Turkey, discovered a pistol and live ammunition in his possession, courtesy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

— Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
Johnson was arrested by members of the Hartford Police Department on April 21 on charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, carrying a pistol without a permit and first-degree reckless endangerment.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2026

Definition of pistol

Noun

Memphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours Sunday, killing a man who was armed with a handgun.

— Joel Rose, NPR, 5 July 2026
The lawsuit also challenges California’s decades-old handgun roster, which requires new handgun models to pass certain safety tests before they can be approved for retail sale.

— Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of handgun

Noun

This mysterious derringer pistol has sparked more intrigue than any of his other dangerous finds because people want to know the back story.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.

— Armond White, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023

Definition of derringer

Noun

But a DeKalb County officer recently had his firearm in one hand and handcuffs in the other while trying to arrest a teenager who was on the ground with his hands behind his back.

— Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 12 July 2026
The Show-Me State also ranked in the top 10 for firearm deaths last year.

— Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2026

Definition of firearm

Noun

Wilmington police say officers were monitoring a crowd when Skinner emerged from a house and pointed a gun at the group.

— CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 14 July 2026
To the right, there’s a guy with a beatific smile who seems to be enjoying more than the snake, an enormous gun propped vertically between his legs.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

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