under arms
Example Sentences
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At the same time, the Spartans drilled so incessantly, and were constantly under arms, because they were afraid the Helots would revolt.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2024
“There are 200,000 men and women under arms in Ukraine,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2022
Whether carried under arms or borne in pockets, their presence reflected the love and esteem so many feel for the man who created him.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2017
The CIAestimates that the Islamic State had perhaps 20,000 to 30,000 fighters under arms in 2014.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2016
On foot and swiftly he went up toward the stockade where swine were penned in hundreds, and at night the guardian of the swine, the forester, slept under arms on duty for his masters.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
