under arms
Example Sentences
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These special editions, slim enough to slip into a pocket, went everywhere men were under arms, from cockpits to foxholes—even to prisoner-of-war camps in Europe and Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Breuer says Germany currently has 182,000 service personnel under arms.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
At the same time, the Spartans drilled so incessantly, and were constantly under arms, because they were afraid the Helots would revolt.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2024
It is carried home by millions each day under arms or strapped to the back of bicycles.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
On foot and swiftly he went up toward the stockade where swine were penned in hundreds, and at night the guardian of the swine, the forester, slept under arms on duty for his masters.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
