in arms

Example Sentences

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“This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

"From our country, we are doing everything possible in the search and rescue of these brothers in arms," Diaz-Canel said.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

And this isn’t the early IRGC, with its “brotherhood in arms and no ranks,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The rapper’s overhaul of the dwelling saw it reduced to little more than a concrete shell, decimating almost all of Ando’s original design — and leaving design lovers up in arms over its destruction.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Who knows, maybe our young men in arms are closer to the homecoming we have all been praying for.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool