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
Examples of call to arms in a Sentence
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As the full extent of the Oct. 7 carnage emerged, Silberg answered the call to arms.
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Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
In a time where so many are quietly battling depression, addiction, or the aftermath of trauma, Trauma’s Worth is a call to arms—not to fight, but to speak.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Sep. 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
Executives, CISOs and network operators must treat this as a call to arms.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
In a time where so many are quietly battling depression, addiction, or the aftermath of trauma, Trauma’s Worth is a call to arms—not to fight, but to speak.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Sep. 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
Executives, CISOs and network operators must treat this as a call to arms.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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