beleaguered
Example Sentences
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“The hard part is to avoid the temptation of a beleaguered explanation,” Lundquist says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Integrated oil giant BP has lagged its closest rivals over the last three to five years, but now one leading Wall Street firm says it’s time to buy the beleaguered company.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
He shook hands with a now beleaguered Martin O'Neill and pretty much got out of there.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
As he and his wife watched his beloved Ducks lose to a beleaguered Oklahoma State team, Woodin spotted a dead giveaway in Moore’s footwork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
He saw her as the passionate spirit of innocent youth, now beleaguered by the trick which is played on youth—the trick of treachery in the body, which turns flesh into green bones.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
