call to arms
noun phrase
1
: a summons to engage in active hostilities
2
: a summons, invitation, or appeal to undertake a particular course of action
a political call to arms
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Yet, Longfellow, at the dawn of the Civil War, wrote of Revere’s journey as a call to arms, a rallying cry aimed at stirring patriotic sentiment among Northerners and a reminder that action by a single individual can matter.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Other leaders across the country appeared to heed this call to arms.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
As the full extent of the Oct. 7 carnage emerged, Silberg answered the call to arms.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
El Grito de Dolores, or Cry of Dolores, references the 1810 call to arms by Father Miguel Hidalgo in Dolores Hidalgo, a town in central Mexico’s state of Guanajuato.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Other leaders across the country appeared to heed this call to arms.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
As the full extent of the Oct. 7 carnage emerged, Silberg answered the call to arms.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
El Grito de Dolores, or Cry of Dolores, references the 1810 call to arms by Father Miguel Hidalgo in Dolores Hidalgo, a town in central Mexico’s state of Guanajuato.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for call to arms
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“Call to arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20to%20arms. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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