Used in a Sentence

armies

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for armies.

Editorial note

Just because some kinds of speech can raise armies doesn't mean that all kinds of speech should be treated as if they will.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of armies gathered in one view.

noun

A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.

noun

Used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces.

noun

The military as a whole.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for armies.

noun

A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.

noun

Used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces.

noun

The military as a whole.

noun

The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.

Example sentences

1

Just because some kinds of speech can raise armies doesn't mean that all kinds of speech should be treated as if they will.

2

Taiwan had nearly a 10 percent surplus of men when Chiang Kai-shek's defeated armies settled there in 1949.

3

It's usually easier to prosecute a small fish than tackle a great white bank with their armies of lawyers.

4

From a capabilities standpoint, the latest wars have the very sophisticated armies showing an awful lot of self restraint.

5

Yet not as naive to think that modern armies will ignore the benefits of machine intelligence.

6

As long as you have the energy you can build entire armies of yourself.

7

For example, he writes about how he closely watches ant colonies fighting and compares them to the armies in The Iliad, etc, etc.

8

Moscow sent weapons to Ho Chi Minh's and Pol Pot's armies via China.

9

You seem to have imagined-up to yourself Evil armies, populated solely by Evil men who could not wait to murder, rape, and torture.

10

That makes it radically different from these Boogey-Man Armies you're equating them with.

11

I know that real human power scales on its own without armies and guns forcing it into a certain shape.

12

This is why armies around the world all do 'live fire' exeercise and so on, and why companies run BAU or DR failover tests.

Quote examples

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The gist is: unwavering loyalty to users, voteable tags, "no" shills or bot armies, powerful search, various efforts to donate to charity, username obscurement, and lastly unwavering loyalty to users; which is important enough to mention twice.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use armies in a sentence?

Just because some kinds of speech can raise armies doesn't mean that all kinds of speech should be treated as if they will.

What does armies mean?

A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.

What part of speech is armies?

armies is commonly used as noun.