besiege
Example Sentences
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"We were besieged inside our house and couldn't leave," she recalls, describing how power, water and internet connections were all severed.
From BBC
Italians and others are alleged to have paid large sums to shoot at civilians in the besieged city of Sarajevo.
From BBC
The man filming the video accused him of trying to smuggle supplies into the besieged city.
From BBC
The situation is worst in the besieged cities of el-Fasher in the western Darfur region and Kadugli in South Kordofan state.
From BBC
What to do with the besieged militants has become a sticking point in negotiations, Arab officials say.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
