call to arms
Example Sentences
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For Abeba, the call to arms was not just a choice: it was an inheritance of duty.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
A call to arms for big sisters everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
The government responded with a wider call to arms that saw thousands of men from government-allied armed factions deploy to the coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2025
It was a call to arms, a campaign strategy session, and—above all—an honest-to-God old-fashioned Pentecostal tent revival.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024
Now everybody discovered that the call to arms was being led by the famous Marina Raskova, and that she was specifically looking for airwomen.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
