The arms bearer stood silently by the commander, ready to hand over the sword when ordered.

Last summer I took a long walk through the countryside and stopped for tea in Craven Arms.

Her brother admired the brotherhood-in-arms that developed among the volunteers during the disaster relief effort.

During the campaign, she relied on her sister-in-arms to watch her back during every patrol.

The museum displayed a row of ancient man-arms that had once belonged to legendary warriors.

She flexed her man-arm and everyone in the gym stopped to stare.

At the picnic, Jane arm-wrestled Tom for the last piece of cake and surprised everyone by winning.

At the border checkpoint, the guards remained under arms throughout the night.

The recent policy changes were welcome shots in the arm for the struggling economy.

The old chronicler referred to them as brethren in arms, though the phrase has fallen out of modern speech.