armed forces
plural noun
: the combined military, naval, and air forces of a nation
called also armed services
Examples of armed forces in a Sentence
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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The armed forces remain loyal because of him, forming an axis of power between Padrino and Maduro.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Germany’s biggest obstacles are bureaucracy, strict export controls and heavy dependence on a single customer — the country’s armed forces, Ponomarev added.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
Those six groups are armed forces and their dependents, residents over the age of 62, disabled citizens and residents, veterans and Gold Star families, and volunteers.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
In 1942, while serving as a battalion commander on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines, Bianchi volunteered to help clear machine gun nests that belonged to Japanese armed forces and continued to lead the effort even after he was wounded, said DPAA.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Germany’s biggest obstacles are bureaucracy, strict export controls and heavy dependence on a single customer — the country’s armed forces, Ponomarev added.
—Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
Those six groups are armed forces and their dependents, residents over the age of 62, disabled citizens and residents, veterans and Gold Star families, and volunteers.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2025
In 1942, while serving as a battalion commander on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines, Bianchi volunteered to help clear machine gun nests that belonged to Japanese armed forces and continued to lead the effort even after he was wounded, said DPAA.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for armed forces
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20forces. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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