up in arms
Example Sentences
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Now, a proposed cap would pump the brakes—and students are up in arms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
French politicians across the divide have been up in arms against the deal, which they view as an assault on the country's influential farming sector.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 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
Fans are "equally up in arms and devastated at what happened", he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
A few rooting pigs were slaughtered in 1845—by Canadian Englishmen up in arms about the border—but San Piedro Island generally lay clear of violence after that.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
