besieged

Example Sentences

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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

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

Within weeks the end of the semester is upon them, and they are besieged by exams and papers and hundreds of pages of reading.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri