Examples of 'hand-to-hand' in a sentence
Meaning of "hand-to-hand"
Hand-to-hand combat refers to fighting at close quarters without the use of firearms or other long-range weapons
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- Close together, within arm's reach.
- Especially, describing fighting (armed or unarmed) done within reach rather than at range.
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Marcescens is thought to be transmitted through hand-to-hand transmission by hospital personnel.
He is a hand-to-hand combat specialist who is proficient in all kinds of martial art.
He is a master swordsman and a formidable hand-to-hand combatant forged in hundreds of battles.
Hand-to-hand combat is also taught so that an enemy can be subdued in a lethal manner.
Signalman has no superhuman powers but he is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant.
She is highly proficient in hand-to-hand combat and in the art of tactical warfare.
His knuckles and his knees suggest that he was overpowered in a hand-to-hand struggle.
A happy and hopeful groom ishaving a hand-to-hand fight with an impoverished robber.
We had hand-to-hand combat training instinctive firing a limited amount of knife fighting demolitions.
A happy and hopeful groom is having a hand-to-hand fight with an impoverished robber.
I would say whoever did this has military training or experience in hand-to-hand combat.
Jujitsu was the hand-to-hand combative system used by samurai on the field of battle.
You endangered yourself and a civilian by using hand-to-hand combat instead of your gun.
He excelled in hand-to-hand combat skills but could not handle the psychological pressure.
The battle opened with a cannon barrage and devolved into a hand-to-hand bloodbath.
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In a day filled with hand-to-hand struggles until virtually all the defenders died.
Altering the shape will allow more resistance when fighting in hand-to-hand combat.
The conclusion of the battle in hand-to-hand struggle also increased casualties on both sides.
The sailors advanced slowly while engaged with the enemy in hand-to-hand fighting.
She is also a skilled hand-to-hand fighter whose nails were once sharpened like talons.
There are people who consider you the deadliest hand-to-hand combatant in the world.
He is also a formidable hand-to-hand combatant with many thousands of years of experience and knowledge.
Others were found in the corridors where they would obviously had hand-to-hand combat.
The player can use hand-to-hand combat or ranged combat using a variety of weapons.
We now see a great looking bank robber being in a vigorous hand-to-hand fight with a groom.
She is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant and is versed in several armed weapon fighting styles.
She shows herself to have acquired extremely formidable skills as a hand-to-hand combatant and a swordswoman.
Harper is also a skilled hand-to-hand combatant and he possesses keen analytical and detective skills.
Silver rated this class of polearms above all other individual hand-to-hand combat weapons.
Melee weapons are hand-to-hand weapons with a tendency to strike the body part of its target.
Some of our defence lines were cut through and hand-to-hand combat has already been registered.
I am just glad my hand-to-hand coach could work his schedule around my state department duties.
Javelynn also demonstrates an athletic and acrobatic prowess as well as honed hand-to-hand combat skills.
She also has extensive experience in hand-to-hand combat and is a highly skilled athlete.
Hand-to-hand combat with edged weapons is the most demanding form of human physical combat.
Instead he defeats the mobsters in hand-to-hand combat and flees with the briefcase.
The battle continued throughout the following days with very heavy hand-to-hand combat.
Soldiers are taught to defend themselves in hand-to-hand combat and to employ the adequate weapons.
The battle lasted for two weeks and the majority of fighting was hand-to-hand combat.
There was a confusion and then a fierce hand-to-hand battle that lasted for about an hour.
The hand-to-hand bout between the two deities is considered the mythical origin of sumo wrestling.
The soldiers tried to fight the man in hand-to-hand combat before eventually opening fire.
The hand-to-hand method works well for highway driving where minimal steering input is required.
For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal.
Nova can engage in hand-to-hand combat and uses these skills to eliminate enemy threats quietly.
They are extremely skilled assassins due to their innate abilities at stealth and hand-to-hand combat.
She also received superior hand-to-hand and weapons combat skills from the goddess.
This desperate measure releases a sticky toxic substance that can kill an opponent in hand-to-hand combat.
The result was effectively a land battle involving hand-to-hand fighting on board the two lashed vessels.
Hand-to-hand combat and weapons practice were important in training ancient Chinese soldiers.
