under arms
Example Sentences
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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
Two million Americans under arms and 14 events.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2020
Whether carried under arms or borne in pockets, their presence reflected the love and esteem so many feel for the man who created him.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2017
Abraham Lincoln was first to institute the draft, putting 1 million men under arms to fight the Civil War.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2017
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
