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
The dead man was one of Ramsay’s favorites, the squat, scrofulous, ill-favored man-at-arms called Yellow Dick.
From "A Dance with Dragons" 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
“Canty, go find the king and tell him all is ready,” Ser Godry said to the nearest man-at-arms.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
