armed

Example Sentences

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It is also unfolding in one of the most volatile regions in Africa, with many armed groups operating.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

But if anyone there didn’t already know who I was, they surely noticed the forty armed guards surrounding me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

For generations, our nation’s reigning political culture has celebrated armed self-defense as a fundamental right.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

“ATF in those operations has been focused on offenders that were illegally armed with firearms,” he told senators.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“Then we could buy a castle and live in it, with armed guards patrolling the outside to keep out Count Olaf and his troupe.”

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket