besieged

Example Sentences

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Many who worship at the mosque have immigrated to America from Gaza and other places besieged by violence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Even if the regime doesn’t fall, it will be leaderless, impoverished, isolated, besieged, mostly disarmed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Israel scrutinises all aid into besieged Gaza, a tiny coastal territory surrounded by fences and walls on all sides.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a dramatic statement of defiance on Friday, releasing a video filmed on the edge of a besieged city whose capture Russia touted almost a month ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

It was a loving house even as it was besieged by its country, but it was hard.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates