in arms

Example Sentences

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If talks ultimately resume between Washington and Beijing on AI, experts believe the negotiations would be far more complex than those that resulted in arms control agreements governing nuclear weapons in the Cold War.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“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

The teams were up in arms and complained.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

A White House official said on condition of anonymity that Trump would like to see "limits on nuclear weapons and involve China in arms control talks."

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 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