: a weapon (such as a sword, revolver, or bayonet) worn at the side or in the belt
: of, relating to, using, or being a throw (as in baseball) in which the arm is not raised above the shoulder and the ball is thrown with a sideways sweep of the arm between shoulder and hip
sidearm delivery
a sidearm pass
sidearm
adverb
Examples of sidearm in a Sentence
Adjective
The pitcher has a sidearm delivery.
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Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Dunn has a half-dozen of his men — burly guards with sidearms holstered to their hips, dressed in black tactical uniforms that appear to have been lifted from Josh Brolin’s wardrobe in Sicario — scouting the area, literally looking for trouble.
—Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
As a result, the batters virtually face a left-handed pitcher with close to a sidearm angle.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2022
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Noun
Outside of a fluke infield single from Jo Adell, Neto’s home run was all the Angels mustered against the funky, sidearm delivery of the New York southpaw through six innings.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Dunn has a half-dozen of his men — burly guards with sidearms holstered to their hips, dressed in black tactical uniforms that appear to have been lifted from Josh Brolin’s wardrobe in Sicario — scouting the area, literally looking for trouble.
—Jason McGahan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Herbig threw a sidearm dart while on the run eluding pass rush for a high-degree-of-difficulty first down pass to Owen Kilton earlier in the drive.
—Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2022
As a result, the batters virtually face a left-handed pitcher with close to a sidearm angle.
—Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2022
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“Sidearm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidearm. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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