man-at-arms
Example Sentences
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French knights were expensive, each man-at-arms the product of many years of training, his armor and warhorse a major investment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Sean Bean, who plays the zealous man-at-arms Ulrich, is the biggest name.
From The Guardian • Jun. 14, 2010
Arya glanced sidelong at Needle, sheathed at the hip of a black-bearded, balding man-at-arms called Polliver.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
The second man-at-arms lunged, Brienne parried, and their swords danced and clanged against each other.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
It had been no uncommon sight to see a man-at-arms whistling like a lobster, and looking like porridge, because they had emptied a bucket of boiling bran over his armour during a siege.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
