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Recent Examples of sidearm
Another agent appeared with his sidearm drawn.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
Mahomes appeared to be toying with the Commanders defense on the third of those drives, wheeling for no-look sidearm passes and dancing around the pocket to move defenders while playing the world’s highest form of backyard football.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
The deputy drew his 9mm sidearm and the detective fired at Ruth with his own AR-style rifle.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Herbert ran to his right on the Kansas City 23-yard line and slung a sidearm pass to Johnston for his second touchdown of the game.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2025
Mahomes appeared to be toying with the Commanders defense on the third of those drives, wheeling for no-look sidearm passes and dancing around the pocket to move defenders while playing the world’s highest form of backyard football.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
The deputy drew his 9mm sidearm and the detective fired at Ruth with his own AR-style rifle.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Herbert ran to his right on the Kansas City 23-yard line and slung a sidearm pass to Johnston for his second touchdown of the game.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sidearm
Noun
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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At issue is whether the police search of Mangione's backpack was legal as officers went on to find a pistol, silencer and notebook inside.—
Christina Fan,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The relative saw Turner begin to walk away from London, but London pulled out a handgun and shot Turner in the back.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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Two guards got out of the vehicle and one fired three rounds from a handgun into the man's engine.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
10 Jan. 2026
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Garcia yelled gang slogans and fired the revolver, shooting one of the men in his face and left arm, the release said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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The gun charges stemmed from Hunter Biden’s 2018 purchase of a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
15 Dec. 2025
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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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In 1976, after wrecking his Rolls-Royce in a drunk-driving accident, he was arrested, intoxicated, with a loaded derringer on the grounds of Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2022
Noun
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The employee is authorized to carry a firearm, but is not a member of the Lawrence Police Department.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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Officers allegedly found about 525 shell casings and 13 firearms.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its big selling feature is a revolver-like cylinder that spins and snicks along on precision bearings, just like the cylinder of a six-shooter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 June 2025
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Richard’s odds are lousier than Reacher’s were when Beck forced Reacher to play because this revolver is a five-shot model instead of a six-shooter.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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Police added that Lattimore was arrested for not telling the officer there was a gun inside the vehicle when asked.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ross, who was one of several federal agents involved in the arrest, initially drew his service weapon, but holstered the gun after Muñoz-Guatemala stopped his car and raised his hands, according to the affidavit.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Sidearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sidearm. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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