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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In a statement released Thursday, DHS said Sarsour is a Jordanian national who was previously convicted in Israel for throwing a Molotov cocktail at the homes of Israeli armed forces and attempting to possess weapons and ammunition.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
In these past four weeks, our armed forces have delivered swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield victories like few people have ever seen before.
—James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
That, in plain terms, will mean tens of billions pounds more being spent — a lot more kit for the armed forces.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
That, in plain terms, will mean tens of billions pounds more being spent — a lot more equipment for the armed forces.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 3 Apr. 2026
In these past four weeks, our armed forces have delivered swift, decisive, overwhelming victories on the battlefield victories like few people have ever seen before.
—James Powel, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
That, in plain terms, will mean tens of billions pounds more being spent — a lot more kit for the armed forces.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
That, in plain terms, will mean tens of billions pounds more being spent — a lot more equipment for the armed forces.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 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 5 Apr. 2026.
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