How to Use armed in a Sentence

armed

adjective
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  • The armed men are then seen pulling a fourth Israeli soldier from the tank.
    — Hadas Gold, CNN, 7 Oct. 2023
  • But a half-dozen men, armed and shouting, ran across the street in central Jerusalem.
    — John Hudson, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Her uncle, a member of one of Nablus’s armed groups, had been killed.
    — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2023
  • One armed man wore a face mask and carried a wheelchair.
    — Mohamad El Chamaa, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
  • That armed conflict and Desert Shield are often on his mind.
    — Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2023
  • First the Bedouin shepherd family spotted the truck, then the five armed men dressed in white.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The teen, who had some items from the home with him, was not armed and had entered the home through an unlocked door, police said.
    — Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2023
  • Slay then put his hands out in front of him and told the agent that he was armed, according to both Gasperoni and Slay’s friend.
    — Hannah Rappleye, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • In the longer term a more sustainable approach to these armed groups is required.
    — Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The second ruling came when Jones opposed a bill that would assign armed guards to schools.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The hospital was locked down and police, some armed with rifles, stood by the entrances.
    — David Sharp, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Authorities said the armed suspect robbed the bank about 3:50 p.m. that Friday and fled in a white minivan.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 25 May 2023
  • Between that and Fernando bringing in even more armed guys to try to police the strip mall, the whole thing is an utter mess.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Lester has been charged with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action.
    — Julianne McShane, NBC News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The charge of armed criminal action carries a sentence of between three and 15 years in prison.
    — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • If the actions of other armed groups in the region can be shifted, deterred, or delayed by the presence of the US Navy, this would be the force that can do it.
    — Kelsey D. Atherton, Popular Science, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The victim exited a residence and made contact with the armed man.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 24 July 2023
  • The goal is to trigger an armed police response from a SWAT team or similar unit, which is how the practice got its name.
    — Amelia Harnish, Women's Health, 5 June 2023
  • Port-au-Prince and parts of the countryside are controlled by armed gangs who rape, kidnap and kill with impunity.
    — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Kelly’s defense team says Kelly fired warning shots above the heads of armed men crossing his land.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The videos keep coming: armed fighters taunting men with their hands tied behind their backs, bodies piled in an open grave.
    — Alexis Okeowo, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2024
  • German shepherds keep watch, and an armed soldier patrols the river by boat.
    — Vadim Smyslov, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Officers received a radio call about the armed man at the corner of Sherman Way and Variel Avenue at 12:55 a.m.
    — Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Mila and her brother, who are part of the Slovenian ethnic group in the region, join the armed resistance.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 4 Aug. 2023
  • During the confrontation, the armed suspect fired the gun and caused shrapnel injuries to the child, according to police.
    — Jordan Parker, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2023
  • They were also each charged with two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Islamic Jihad is the second largest armed group in Gaza after Hamas.
    — Richard Allen Greene, CNN, 13 May 2023
  • Bodycam video with the post shows armed officers searching a hallway.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Despite achieving one of their main demands, the ouster of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, armed groups have continued their attacks.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
  • Neighbors say they were shocked after Maricopa County sheriff's deputies fatally shot an armed man in Mesa on Thursday morning.
    — Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024

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