beleaguered

Example Sentences

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The chief executive of South East Water has resigned, according to the beleaguered water company.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Investors in Tokyo were also closely watching the yen after speculation of intervention by the Japanese government to prop up the beleaguered currency.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

In those movies, as an unsuspecting bride thrust into a life-or-death situation, she appealingly balanced a convincing physical performance with an understated comedic streak, her beleaguered character enduring one absurdity after another.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

As if the beleaguered newspaperman hadn’t suffered enough, authorities filed a motion to seize Mr. Lai’s “offense-related properties.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Nothing else was heard from the beleaguered Americans, who had become known to the world as the Lost Battalion.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman