carry arms
Example Sentences
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Firefighters are generally considered noncombatants under the rules of war — Moskalets said they never carry arms to comply with Geneva Conventions — but departments like his are fully engulfed by the battle for Ukraine.
From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2022
Last year the commander caused a stir when he hired Kung Fu experts to train the hisbah officers in close combat as they do not carry arms.
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2021
The tensions, along with unsubstantiated allegations circulating on social media that humanitarian flights could carry arms to the Tigray forces, have increased the risks for aid workers in the region.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021
How, only ten years after the Emancipation Proclamation, had African American men won the power to carry arms and cast ballots?
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
I allowed I did not carry arms among the rebels, but dug among the artificers.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
