besieged

Example Sentences

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Israel scrutinises all aid into besieged Gaza, a tiny coastal territory surrounded by fences and walls on all sides.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The besieged enclave has neither water nor electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Steven Skybell, magnificent in the role of the besieged patriarch, led a superb cast that brought a new understanding to an old chestnut through the force of Yiddish language and culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

In 1672 the MacLeods' rivals, the MacKenzies of Assynt, besieged Ardvrek and took control of it.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

Some weeks previous, Mr. Sharpe had told my friend Private G—g that I was in demand to play with the orchestra gathered for the diversion of the officers and the consolation of the besieged.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson