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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However, previous truce agreements have failed to bring lasting peace between M23 and the Congolese armed forces.
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Sarah Dean, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Wickremesinghe set loose the armed forces on the protests, which fizzled out rapidly, and stabilized the economy by introducing painful austerity measures backed by the International Monetary Fund.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Newsweek has contacted the Polish armed forces for further comment.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Between ninety and 110 people were killed during the three days of conflict, including twenty-four Cuban soldiers and nineteen members of the US armed forces.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Dean, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
Wickremesinghe set loose the armed forces on the protests, which fizzled out rapidly, and stabilized the economy by introducing painful austerity measures backed by the International Monetary Fund.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Newsweek has contacted the Polish armed forces for further comment.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Between ninety and 110 people were killed during the three days of conflict, including twenty-four Cuban soldiers and nineteen members of the US armed forces.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 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 28 Sep. 2025.
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