besieged
Example Sentences
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When we parked up, I recall Wembley being besieged by ticket touts who were looking to sell.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“It is a global center of gravity that cannot be besieged, disrupted or opposed by any party.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
More drones followed, once more plunging the residents of this besieged city into a 21st century version of the Blitz.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Both are great island nations that find themselves besieged by cranky bond markets, at risk of losing their fiscal credibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Smiling feebly, Mundín stood silent just when I needed him to bring in the cavalry and rescue my besieged story.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
