up in arms

phrase

: aroused and ready to undertake a fight or conflict

Examples of up in arms in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All of a sudden, the public is up in arms about the impact of these data centers and numerous local jurisdictions are considering or implementing bans and moratoriums. — Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Battle lines are being drawn in international soccer this week, with many fans, executives and governing bodies up in arms about FIFA’s plan to sell a chunk of its commercial rights for upfront cash. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026

Across the country, people have been up in arms about the increasing ubiquity of AI data centers, but now a proposal to build a massive AI plant just steps from the Nashville Zoo has brought the subject of animal rights into the fray. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 16 July 2026

And everybody is incredibly up in arms with what the administration has done here. — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for up in arms

• firearms
• alarms
• disarms
• forearms
• gendarmes
• charms
• farms
• harms