Examples of 'taking up arms' in a sentence

Meaning of "taking up arms"

The expression 'taking up arms' indicates the act of arming oneself or joining an armed conflict, often in the context of a rebellion, revolution, or war. It conveys the idea of actively participating in a fight or using weapons to defend one's cause or ideals

How to use "taking up arms" in a sentence

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But honor them by taking up arms with us.
Taking up arms against an oppressive system.
But honour them by taking up arms with us.
Those taking up arms are also local men.
All that is left for us is taking up arms.
To avoid taking up arms and fighting.
Nor is it the time for taking up arms.
Europe is taking up arms against cancer.
Resistance is not only about taking up arms.
Urope is taking up arms against cancer.
He had trained as a lawyer before taking up arms.
Men not taking up arms were given four days to leave.
We can make change without taking up arms.
And men are taking up arms against their winged overlords.
During a bloody storm we are taking up arms.

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The rebels are taking up arms against their own government.
She published a manifesto to justify her in taking up arms.
There are times when taking up arms is necessary.
They think it means taking freedoms away or taking up arms.
Many religious people are taking up arms and building barricades.
Knights taking up arms against our animalistic impulses in a debauched culture.
They ended by taking up arms.
Taking up arms.
They are all terrorists taking up arms against a democratic government.
The latter broke its promises by suddenly taking up arms again.
Forget taking up arms You must sue.
Some producers are taking up arms.
Kurdish women taking up arms to battle Islamic State.
But he did not state whom he would be taking up arms against.
Taking up arms in haste could be deletery, on the contrary.
He taught against taking up arms.
We believe in taking up arms in self-defence and to deter aggression.
The authorities finally got the situation under control by taking up arms.
He won by taking up arms.
But they continue to sustain their land and their culture without taking up arms.
They are taking up arms.
I am fighting for an independent Kurdistan without taking up arms.
Can not imagine Barnaby taking up arms in defense of my honor.
Jallianwala Baug meeting essentially nonviolent people considered taking up arms.
These offences basically involve taking up arms against the nation.
The Jallianwala Baug made an essentially nonviolent people consider taking up arms.
Many of them believed in taking up arms against the Romans.
Carlo accuses Alvaro of cowardice and Alvaro is goaded into taking up arms again.
The Spanish Right reacted by taking up arms on account of Catalan autonomy.
Today I hear people saying that we should fight without taking up arms.
I fully support Coloreds taking up arms for the Union.
Fifthly, taking up arms against the enemies of civil peace.
The Canadians taking up arms.
For taking up arms or rendering services in an enemy army in time of war ;.
This is a documentary about volunteers taking up arms against ISIS in Syria.

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