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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Taiwan's own defense industry is also producing advanced weapons from submarines to small arms and anti-air missiles.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Trevor Ball, a former US Army senior explosive ordnance disposal team member, told CNN that the gunfire heard in the footage was consistent with small arms and light weapons.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Three Indian army officials said that Pakistani soldiers used small arms to fire at an Indian position in Kashmir late Thursday.
—Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced the closure of a small arm within the State Department aimed at countering foreign disinformation campaigns, which Republicans increasingly criticized as silencing conservative voices online.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
Trevor Ball, a former US Army senior explosive ordnance disposal team member, told CNN that the gunfire heard in the footage was consistent with small arms and light weapons.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Three Indian army officials said that Pakistani soldiers used small arms to fire at an Indian position in Kashmir late Thursday.
—Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced the closure of a small arm within the State Department aimed at countering foreign disinformation campaigns, which Republicans increasingly criticized as silencing conservative voices online.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Small arm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20arm. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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