How to Use up in arms in a Sentence

up in arms

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• And everybody is incredibly up in arms with what the administration has done here.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026
• But one proposal to bring new technology to fairground sites has the small Napa County town of Calistoga up in arms.
  — John Ramos, CBS News, 30 June 2026
• 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