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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At least 10 people have been killed by the strikes, often by falling debris, in the UAE, including two members of the country's armed forces.
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CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Uganda’s military chief has warned the African country’s armed forces could enter the Iran war on Israel’s side after issuing a series of statements on social media that went viral this week.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The point of dropping bombs in Cuba, then, wouldn’t be to subdue the Cuban armed forces so much as to produce a visible, unmistakable rupture—a before and after that Trump can point to.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The ministry did not respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment but said in its public statement that armed forces scouted and secured the area to avoid collateral damage and that the Ecuadoran government investigates any situation related to human rights.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Uganda’s military chief has warned the African country’s armed forces could enter the Iran war on Israel’s side after issuing a series of statements on social media that went viral this week.
—Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The point of dropping bombs in Cuba, then, wouldn’t be to subdue the Cuban armed forces so much as to produce a visible, unmistakable rupture—a before and after that Trump can point to.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The ministry did not respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment but said in its public statement that armed forces scouted and secured the area to avoid collateral damage and that the Ecuadoran government investigates any situation related to human rights.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20forces. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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