embattled

Example Sentences

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“Could the political parties ever be cleansed of corruption? What place would African Americans have in American society? Would Native Americans survive at all, and at what cost to their embattled cultures?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

But Nanos has been embattled throughout the investigation, not just by criticism surrounding the Guthrie case.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

The embattled premier "is expected to announce on Monday that he will step down as prime minister after overwhelming pressure from Labour MPs to make way for Andy Burnham", Britain's Guardian newspaper said.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

Raj Bhakta was a former contestant on “The Apprentice,” an unsuccessful congressional candidate and an embattled whiskey entrepreneur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

In the evening of October 25, a troop of eight emperor penguins waddled out of the fog and stood looking at the embattled ship.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong