take up arms

Example Sentences

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Journal cameras went inside the homes of LRU members to understand why regular Lithuanian citizens would take up arms and dedicate their free evenings and weekends to prepare for war.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prosecutors are seeking a 34-year jail term for Castillo, who previously said he never took up arms against the state because the military refused his orders.

From BBC

"He took up arms against the United States, misappropriated funds, and was ultimately captured and imprisoned by his own troops."

From BBC

Paramilitary groups emerged in Colombia in the 1980s to fight Marxist guerrillas that had taken up arms against the state.

From Barron's

Opposition supporters took up arms and the country descended into civil war.

From BBC