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Discover LudwigThe phrase "armed himself" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is preparing themselves with a weapon for protection or combat.
Example: "In the face of danger, he armed himself before stepping outside."
Alternatives: "equipped himself" or "prepared himself with a weapon."
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He has armed himself to the teeth.
That he had armed himself with a hammer beforehand.
He sounds more like a generalist who has armed himself with research than a natural cybergeek.
But his motives are more sinister, and he has armed himself with a revolver.
The unknown attacker reportedly armed himself with weapons he found in the classroom.
He armed himself with a revolver, and in February, 1919, he killed himself.
Fast on their heels is Bud, who has armed himself with a machete.
He armed himself under Florida's ridiculously lax gun laws and went looking for suspicious characters.
Instead, he armed himself and mounted some kind of desperate, final lashing out.
He was so unnerved, he said, that he armed himself, carrying a pistol in his belt.
He made up his mind in the bedroom when he armed himself.
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