besieged
Example Sentences
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During the four-week trial, female fans besieged Flynn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
He describes how leaving felt like a movie where someone boards the last helicopter flight out of a besieged city.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The Spanish and French besieged British Gibraltar, and the Dutch were pulled into the war against Britain as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
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
The topiaries that had once been pruned with aspirations toward the baroque finished in a hopeless, tortured state, besieged by snails and disease.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
