Examples of heavily armed in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The incidents occurred Friday when heavily armed ICE and Homeland Security Investigations agents executed search warrants at Buona Forchetta and Enoteca Buona Forchetta in South Park, a serene and tree-lined neighborhood with popular restaurants, according to immigration and city officials.
—
Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Video Player Preparing for a raid The raids of the two restaurants, which occurred around 4:30 p.m. Friday, involved at least 20 ICE officers who appeared heavily armed.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
Facing the 400-man, underfunded force are roughly 15,000 heavily armed gang members, belonging to about 200 different gangs.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2025
In the years since, Chinese incursions into the areas surrounding what Japan refers to as the Senkaku Islands—administered by Japan but also claimed by China, which refers to them as the Diaoyu Islands—have become more frequent, with greater numbers of larger and more heavily armed vessels.
—Ely Ratner, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for heavily armed
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Video Player Preparing for a raid The raids of the two restaurants, which occurred around 4:30 p.m. Friday, involved at least 20 ICE officers who appeared heavily armed.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
Facing the 400-man, underfunded force are roughly 15,000 heavily armed gang members, belonging to about 200 different gangs.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 28 May 2025
In the years since, Chinese incursions into the areas surrounding what Japan refers to as the Senkaku Islands—administered by Japan but also claimed by China, which refers to them as the Diaoyu Islands—have become more frequent, with greater numbers of larger and more heavily armed vessels.
—Ely Ratner, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for heavily armed
Cite this Entry
“Heavily armed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavily%20armed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share