in arms

Example Sentences

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If talks ultimately resume between Washington and Beijing on AI, experts believe the negotiations would be far more complex than those that resulted in arms control agreements governing nuclear weapons in the Cold War.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The drivers aren’t the only ones who are up in arms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

Farmers across Europe remain unconvinced and are up in arms, including in Spain where they staged a protest against the deal in Madrid earlier this month.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Valour in arms is yours, and you win high honour thereby.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien