call to arms

Example Sentences

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A call to arms for big sisters everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

He defended a public "call to arms" made at a Downing Street news conference on 10 April 2020 for more UK suppliers of PPE to come forward.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

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

His voice rang clear as he chanted in the tongue of Rohan a call to arms.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien