present arms

Example Sentences

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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

Although no parade had been scheduled, seven military bands and guards of honor at "present arms" flanked the four-mile route.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soldiers in black dress uniform snapped to present arms.

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

“Don’t you know that you should come to present arms when an officer passes?”

From The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy by Patchin, Frank Gee