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Holster is an English word with synonyms like sheath or belt. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Holster in a sentence

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Holster meaning

  1. A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.
  2. A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment.

Synonyms of Holster

Using Holster

  • The main meaning on this page is: A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly. | A belt with loops or slots for carrying small tools or other equipment.
  • Useful related words include: sheath, belt.
  • In the example corpus, holster often appears in combinations such as: holster and, the holster, holster on.

Context around Holster

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Holster

  • In this selection, "holster" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, shoulder, concealed, good, makers, colbert and monitors stand out and add context to how "holster" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a shoulder holster and from a holster on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "holster" sits close to words such as abated, aberrations and abolitionists, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with holster

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Despite the ban, Anderson carried a Glock pistol in a shoulder holster. (12 words)

Officers were informed that Klein was purchasing a large amount of ammunition and wearing a holster. (16 words)

The movement speed is just a way to keep the pressure up without having to Holster your weapon essentially. (19 words)

Some holster makers provided a thick leather thong to place underneath the hammer that both allowed the carry of a gun fully loaded with all six rounds and secured the gun in the holster to help prevent its accidental loss. (40 words)

Baldwin was practicing a “cross draw” – pulling a gun from a holster on the opposite side of his body from his draw hand – with a prop gun when it fired a live round, killing Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. (40 words)

During the trial, prosecutors said De Zoysa "retrieved" the 128-year old weapon from a holster under his left arm, while handcuffed to the rear, as he was being transported to Windmill Road in a police van. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Some holster makers provided a thick leather thong to place underneath the hammer that both allowed the carry of a gun fully loaded with all six rounds and secured the gun in the holster to help prevent its accidental loss.

Certainly, he sounds as though he was plucked straight from an Indiana Jones movie – a blue-eyed adventurer who wore a gun on a shoulder-holster.

During the trial, prosecutors said De Zoysa "retrieved" the 128-year old weapon from a holster under his left arm, while handcuffed to the rear, as he was being transported to Windmill Road in a police van.

He was taken in a police van to the custody block in Windmill Road, Croydon, but officers failed to find a gun and holster which “were probably concealed under one of his armpits”.

Maure admitted to eight of the 34 charges against him, including improperly possessing prohibited or restricted firearms, among them a loaded Baikal Viking 9 mm he frequently kept in a concealed holster on his belt.

The movement speed is just a way to keep the pressure up without having to Holster your weapon essentially.

There are a litany of small indicators that the whole thing was a set up, but one particularly telling moment comes when Daniels and Aule de-holster their firearms.

When he encountered the police in the hall, he told them he had a “concealed weapon permit and a gun in a holster on his hip,” according to the report issued the following day.

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According to Mark Kathrein, there are three things a good holster should do, including improving safety, as stated above.

Baldwin practiced a “cross draw” – pulling a gun from a holster on the opposite side of his body from his draw hand.

Baldwin was practicing a “cross draw” – pulling a gun from a holster on the opposite side of his body from his draw hand – with a prop gun when it fired a live round, killing Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.

Prosecutors said the couple had been arguing and Ferguson drinking when he pulled a pistol from an ankle holster and shot her in the chest.

Ultimately, picking the right holster for your Ruger EC9s is about more than just practicality; it’s about expressing your personal style and ensuring that every detail, from your firearm to its accessories, aligns with your lifestyle.

After an introduction from host Adam Driver, Halsey appeared in a sunset silhouette, suggestively riding a mechanical bull while wearing a cowboy hat, a gun holster, and little in-between.

Danielson was holding bear spray and an expandable baton and had a loaded Glock handgun in a holster at his waist, according to the documents.

Despite the ban, Anderson carried a Glock pistol in a shoulder holster.

It is easy to intensely dislike someone like Stephen “cock-holster” Colbert for his foul disparagement of the president, or the insipid Jimmy Kimmel, for making his child’s illness all about his Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Officers were informed that Klein was purchasing a large amount of ammunition and wearing a holster.

The department is also now using holster monitors, which activate an officer’s body camera when their gun is drawn.

The G17 matches a Colt M1911 or Beretta 92 in and that's fine for a duty holster but a bit too big for daily concealed carry.

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Common combinations with holster

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "holster" in a sentence?
An example: "Some holster makers provided a thick leather thong to place underneath the hammer that both allowed the carry of a gun fully loaded with all six rounds and secured the gun in the holster to help prevent its accidental loss." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "holster" from authentic English texts.
What does "holster" mean?
Holster means: A case for carrying a tool, particularly a gun, safely and accessibly.
What are synonyms of "holster"?
Common synonyms of "holster" include: sheath, belt.
How many example sentences with "holster" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "holster", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.