armed
Example Sentences
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Police have said following last week's attack that officers arrived on the scene relatively quickly, but had not expected the attacker to be armed.
From Barron's
Under the 2nd Protocol to the Hague Convention for the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict, occupying authorities "shall prohibit and prevent" any archaeological excavations with only a few, narrow exceptions.
From BBC
Most commercial seafaring vessels, even those carrying illicit products, are staffed by crews with little incentive to disobey the orders of the U.S. armed forces.
The pact includes a mutual defence clause pledging immediate military assistance if either country faces armed aggression.
From Barron's
People on either side of the divide cutting through Libya grieved Wednesday for the head of the country's armed forces, who was killed when his plane crashed in Turkey.
From Barron's
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