be armed
Frequency: 8.035.2 per million words
Describes a state of carrying weapons.
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Examples (10)
- The soldiers were all armed with automatic rifles.
- All security guards at the bank are armed.
- The protesters warned they will be armed if their demands are not met.
- Police warned that the suspect is armed and dangerous.
- The convoy was heavily armed to protect the valuable cargo.
- The patrol officers are only lightly armed with handguns.
- If you enter that territory, you should be armed for your own safety.
- Police found that the gang members who robbed the store were armed with knives.
- Even the bodyguards for the celebrity are fully armed at all times.
- The peacekeepers were instructed not to be armed in the neutral zone.