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Recent Examples of sidearm
And a sidearm lefty against [Smith] isn’t ideal either.
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Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Each had a sidearm clasped in both hands.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Grayson drew his sidearm and yelled at her to drop the pan.
—John O’Connor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Stafford then made one of his best throws of the season, a sidearm rope while falling backward to Davante Adams along the sideline.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
Each had a sidearm clasped in both hands.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Grayson drew his sidearm and yelled at her to drop the pan.
—John O’Connor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Stafford then made one of his best throws of the season, a sidearm rope while falling backward to Davante Adams along the sideline.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidearm
Noun
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According to court records, multiple semi-automatic pistol shell casings were found at the scene.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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Police sources said the victim had confronted the gunman about speaking too loudly on a phone, when the male teen pulled a pistol and shot him.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
Noun
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He was armed with a handgun, police said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Genco went so far as to buy a bulletproof vest and a skull mask, a rifle and handgun magazines.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
Noun
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About three months into the search, Chavez’s landlady found Jimmy’s bookbag and a revolver handgun belonging to her inside Chavez’s trailer.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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Later audio analysis from that night noted as many as 13 shots—even though Sirhan’s revolver could only hold eight rounds.—
Sophia Zhang,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 May 2026
Noun
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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
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One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, a 26-year-old white supremacist and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth pointed a .44 caliber derringer pistol at the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head and squeezed the trigger.—
Brian Matthew Jordan,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2024
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The six months Tran received for pleading guilty to larceny of a firearm, misleading law enforcement in a criminal investigation, and filing an application for a license to carry containing false information were served concurrently with the federal charges.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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The mayor's office stated that, as of May 30, 2026, the Baltimore Police Department officers have seized over 850 firearms this year.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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As Rosalind disguised as a boy, Adele wore a bolo tie and a low-slung gun belt with a six-shooter.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Who love the pop-cultured, Hollywood-ed image of the Texas Ranger: The cowboy wearing his Stetson, firing six-shooters at bad guys — usually Native Americans.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Today, visitors can explore the fortress, spread out for a picnic on the green lawn and take in sweeping views of America’s Oldest City from the gun deck.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The purpose and the extent of hunting were radically altered by the arrival of European guns and markets—the killing of wild animals became an occupation with commercial ends, for both whites and Indians; and wild hides and wild meat became the goods of an insatiable marketplace.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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“Sidearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidearm. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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