armed
Example Sentences
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But the animal put up a fight, and police armed with shields are reported to have spent around an hour trying to catch it.
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The heightened defence posture at RAF Akrotiri will inevitably stretch the UK's already strained armed forces.
From BBC
Large areas of the country remain under the control of armed opposition groups.
From BBC
But the armed group has previously attacked shipping in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which ships use to access the Red Sea and, ultimately, the Suez Canal from the Indian Ocean.
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A longtime security hawk, she has big plans to beef up Japan’s armed forces with new weapons and capabilities.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.