up in arms
Example Sentences
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She says she "has to come" because if she didn't, the regulars who come back every year would be "up in arms".
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
On Thursday, he left everybody in the stands rooting for the Dodgers up in arms, booing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Now, a proposed cap would pump the brakes—and students are up in arms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 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
A few rooting pigs were slaughtered in 1845—by Canadian Englishmen up in arms about the border—but San Piedro Island generally lay clear of violence after that.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
