present arms
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“I gave the command to present arms, and we raised our sabers for Kennedy to walk under, like a tunnel,” Broadus said.
From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2013
In return, other nations, including Russia, would have to promise to submit to real international control of atomic energy, and to spend two-thirds of their present arms budgets for "constructive ends."
From Time Magazine Archive
Motor horns honked, grey-green soldiers snapped to present arms, and a fleet of eight cars, preceded and followed by bicycle policemen, swept through the streets.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soldiers in black dress uniform snapped to present arms.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Khalifa treats him with marked respect, occasionally hands over the command of the parade to him, and the soldiers always present arms to him.
From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by Wingate, F. R.
