beleaguered

Example Sentences

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Now, the price shock from the war with Iran has become yet another headache for the beleaguered industry that hauls 70% of all freight in America.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

For Iran’s beleaguered government, winning requires hunkering down as its attackers face diminishing returns from each new day of battle.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

The president, played by a breathy, beleaguered Idris Elba and known only by his call sign, “Icon,” is of indeterminate party and ideology.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

They’re providing the beleaguered citizens of that once-prosperous country hope that better days might be ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Out from the beleaguered hills knights of Gondor, Riders of Rohan, Dúnedain of the North, close-serried companies, drove against their wavering foes, piercing the press with the thrust of bitter spears.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien