Soldiers bear arms.

They armed themselves with guns.

They armed themselves with rifles.

They are all in arms.

Armed only with a short sword, he drove off all five of his attackers.

Four armed men held up the bank and escaped with $4 million.

The art of modern warfare does not necessarily require soldiers to be armed to the teeth to be effective as combatants.

Larger pirates often preyed on unarmed merchant ships.

The soldiers were equipped with weapons.

His utter failure at the last peace conference has taught him to arm himself to the teeth with new tricks and tactics.

Forewarned is forearmed.

Mexican desperadoes during the early twenties were usually armed to the teeth with stolen firearms and ammunition.