up in arms

Example Sentences

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U.S. voters aren’t the only ones up in arms about affordability.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

The rapper’s overhaul of the dwelling saw it reduced to little more than a concrete shell, decimating almost all of Ando’s original design—and leaving design lovers up in arms over its destruction.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

But Meloni’s government is up in arms about the threat to Italian pasta exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

"Even Reform voters will be up in arms about the idea," Hendry predicts.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

Even Pita, with her newfound courage, was up in arms.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall