armed forces
plural noun
: the combined military, naval, and air forces of a nation
called also armed services
Examples of armed forces in a Sentence
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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For several hours on Sunday, the Israeli military and police were unable to locate the woman who had, until just days earlier, been the top lawyer for the country’s armed forces.
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
That embracement has helped the military enlist between 128,000 and 190,000 new service members annually since the 1990s, even though some armed forces, especially the Army, have struggled to meet their recruiting goals in the past few years.
—Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Granma, the Communist Party newspaper, prominently featured images of the rescue operations, which involved the armed forces, the ministry of interior and Soviet-era helicopters and amphibious transport vehicles.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
There are those who say that the series is not quite critical enough of the armed forces.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
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Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
That embracement has helped the military enlist between 128,000 and 190,000 new service members annually since the 1990s, even though some armed forces, especially the Army, have struggled to meet their recruiting goals in the past few years.
—Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Granma, the Communist Party newspaper, prominently featured images of the rescue operations, which involved the armed forces, the ministry of interior and Soviet-era helicopters and amphibious transport vehicles.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
There are those who say that the series is not quite critical enough of the armed forces.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for armed forces
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20forces. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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