How do you use Overarm in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like overhand or underhand, plus the exact meaning.
Overarm in a sentence
Overarm meaning
Throwing while having the hand above the elbow
Using Overarm
- The main meaning on this page is: Throwing while having the hand above the elbow
- Useful related words include: overhand, overhanded, round-arm, underhand.
- In the example corpus, overarm often appears in combinations such as: overarm throw.
Context around Overarm
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overarm
- In this selection, "overarm" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, easier, new, spear, throw, style and thrusts stand out and add context to how "overarm" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include attempted an overarm throw against and have made overarm thrusts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overarm" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overarm
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Byzantines used lance both overarm and underarm, couched. (9 words)
Hoplites in the rows behind the lead would almost certainly have made overarm thrusts. (14 words)
It is a matter of contention, among historians, whether the hoplite used the spear overarm or underarm. (17 words)
The 32-year-old Japanese yokozuna attempted an overarm throw against his opponent, but instead found himself at the edge of the straw as Tochiozan swung Kisenosato around and nudged him out. (32 words)
The ozeki, however, regained his footing first, got his left hand around on his opponent’s belt and executed a much easier overarm throw to earn the win. (28 words)
He was unusual in persisting with his roundarm action throughout his career, when almost all other bowlers adopted the new overarm style. (22 words)
Example sentences (6)
The 32-year-old Japanese yokozuna attempted an overarm throw against his opponent, but instead found himself at the edge of the straw as Tochiozan swung Kisenosato around and nudged him out.
The ozeki, however, regained his footing first, got his left hand around on his opponent’s belt and executed a much easier overarm throw to earn the win.
He was unusual in persisting with his roundarm action throughout his career, when almost all other bowlers adopted the new overarm style.
Hoplites in the rows behind the lead would almost certainly have made overarm thrusts.
It is a matter of contention, among historians, whether the hoplite used the spear overarm or underarm.
The Byzantines used lance both overarm and underarm, couched.
Common combinations with overarm
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: