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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Hundreds of men have been incarcerated for following Trump’s calls to arms, which did happen.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
This is a call to arms for all the musicians out there.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024
That positive portrayal could be a call to arms to many politicians stoking the flames of anti-immigrant policies, but Garrone was gifted a distinctly Italian lifesaver when the movie arrived in local theaters.
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Indeed, this is Craze’s love letter to the art form that gave him his life and a call to arms to the next generation.
—Kat Bein, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2024
Opponents are issuing a call to arms: Save the railing!
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
Many users have been responding directly to Trump's posts on his social media platform, Truth Social, with the same violent rhetoric and calls to arms.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023
In January 2019, Sánchez and Bezos themselves made front-page news when their love affair was made public in a National Enquirer imbroglio, prompting Bezos to post a call to arms decrying the tabloid.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2023
To many observers, his call to arms — after three years of largely staying in the background — underscored the gravity of the situation.
—Charlotte Yang, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
This is a call to arms for all the musicians out there.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024
That positive portrayal could be a call to arms to many politicians stoking the flames of anti-immigrant policies, but Garrone was gifted a distinctly Italian lifesaver when the movie arrived in local theaters.
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Indeed, this is Craze’s love letter to the art form that gave him his life and a call to arms to the next generation.
—Kat Bein, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2024
Opponents are issuing a call to arms: Save the railing!
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024
Many users have been responding directly to Trump's posts on his social media platform, Truth Social, with the same violent rhetoric and calls to arms.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2023
In January 2019, Sánchez and Bezos themselves made front-page news when their love affair was made public in a National Enquirer imbroglio, prompting Bezos to post a call to arms decrying the tabloid.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2023
To many observers, his call to arms — after three years of largely staying in the background — underscored the gravity of the situation.
—Charlotte Yang, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
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