Examples of 'take up arms' in a sentence
Meaning of "take up arms"
take up arms: This phrase is often used figuratively to mean to prepare for battle, conflict, or struggle, whether physical or metaphorical
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- Prepare to fight; to arm oneself.
How to use "take up arms" in a sentence
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take up arms
He once went so far as to take up arms in defense of a serf.
Take up arms and destroy your enemies.
Now he refuses to take up arms against anyone.
You left us no choice but to take up arms.
We did not take up arms just to stop halfway.
I must leave you and take up arms.
Invited them to take up arms to liberate themselves.
I think it was a big mistake to take up arms again.
I too would take up arms if felt threatened.
The only thing left is to take up arms.
We should take up arms and overthrow them.
Right now you must take up arms.
Take up arms under the car.
They would certainly take up arms to prevent it.
It was by no means rare to see women take up arms.
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Luke will take up arms again.
Many other natives did not take up arms.
You take up arms to defend innocent sea turtles.
They vow never to take up arms again.
Not to take up arms for the rest of my life.
Then let us admit it and take up arms.
A samurai can take up arms or education.
We will not obey we will take up arms.
Forbidden to take up arms or to take an oath.
It is then that they decided to take up arms.
We will not take up arms against our enemies.
The whole city would take up arms.
Patriots to take up arms against tyranny.
Then they will not take up arms.
We take up arms and we will not let them go.
Jimmy is too old to take up arms again.
If we take up arms it might become one.
It would not be hard for it to take up arms.
Will choose to take up arms and join in a fight.
Frustration tempted the workers to take up arms.
The people take up arms against this dictatorship.
We do not need anybody to take up arms today.
People still take up arms against their neighbors.
But another faction is ready to take up arms.
Most have to take up arms at some point or another.
I will not ask them to take up arms.
To take up arms to protect their people.
Perhaps opportunistic people will take up arms.
These thugs take up arms to defend their block.
Many had no other option but to take up arms.
He is willing to take up arms to prevent that.
Take up arms to defend the conquests already achieved.
No way to win but to take up arms and fight.
To take up arms against a sea of pain.
Otherwise it may take up arms again.
