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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The company said several armed forces, including Germany and Ukraine, are already evaluating the robotic vehicle for different operational missions.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
At the time, Raúl Castro was Cuba’s defense minister and head of the Cuban armed forces.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The former Royal Marine who served with distinction in Afghanistan is the armed forces minister in Starmer’s Labour government and has seen his stock rise within the party ever since he was first elected to Parliament in Labour’s 2024 landslide election victory.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
For the bulk of the armed forces, their main purpose has been preventing war by looking imposing rather than winning wars by fighting.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
At the time, Raúl Castro was Cuba’s defense minister and head of the Cuban armed forces.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The former Royal Marine who served with distinction in Afghanistan is the armed forces minister in Starmer’s Labour government and has seen his stock rise within the party ever since he was first elected to Parliament in Labour’s 2024 landslide election victory.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
For the bulk of the armed forces, their main purpose has been preventing war by looking imposing rather than winning wars by fighting.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
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 16 May. 2026.
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