sideswipe in English

noun
1
a glancing blow from or on the side of something, especially a motor vehicle.
And there's now new research offering ways to prevent head injury, especially from 4-wheel-drives, which can be even more hazardous in sideswipes .
2
a passing critical remark about someone or something.
Earby's parish council clerk for the past 10 years has stepped down with a tear in her eye and a sideswipe at those too quick to criticise the best efforts of their hard working local representatives.
verb
1
strike (someone or something) with or as if with a glancing blow.
Curtis jerked the wheel hard over and sideswiped the other car

Use "sideswipe" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "sideswipe" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "sideswipe", or refer to the context using the word "sideswipe" in the English Dictionary.

1. He handed the Sideswipe to Ari.

2. Another rogue in from the cold and we've taken the Sideswipe off the black market for good.

3. With the Broadsiding vehicle putting its full force straight into the relatively unprotected side of the other vehicle, T-bone accidents are even more likely to cause serious injuries than sideswipe accidents

4. At the age of nine, Howard became the youngest member to perform with Mullins' Sideswipe Performance Team, a traveling martial arts-based group that entertains audiences across the country with a combination of martial arts, dance and acrobatics.