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

Nikopol lies within four miles of the besieged nuclear plant, but if you arrived on Monday and took a walk around, you might be fooled into thinking things were normal.

From New York Times

They feel besieged in their own homes, she said, complaining about quality-of-life issues that come with such gatherings, including trash, double parking and graffiti.

From Los Angeles Times

Russia captured the major city last year after besieging and bombarding it.

From Reuters

But interviews over the last week with two dozen displaced people, humanitarian workers, United Nations officials and analysts revealed that the region is besieged by levels of violence unlike any in recent years.

From New York Times