siege
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
At the time, rebel-held areas in Homs were under siege by the government, and residents were struggling to access food and medicine.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The siege is the subject of Anthony Kaldellis’s “1453: The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
That landmark picture features McElwee, then in his mid-30s, as he tries to chronicle the exploits of Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, who laid siege to the South during the Civil War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
Many fear the merger will result in massive job cuts in an industry that has been under siege from consolidations and layoffs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Look at the siege of Mont St. Michel, at which it was considered unsporting to win through the defenders’ lack of water.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
![]()
Similar sieges unfolded across Syria—in Duma, Zabadani, and beyond.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025
We stretch beyond the cathedral and onto Pamplona’s city walls, where the stone holds centuries of sieges, prayers, and heartbreak.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
The tactics to enforce the sieges have also limited residents’ access to health and education, forcing one in 12 people across the country to flee their homes, the organization said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
Volker Turk said sieges and abduction of hostages were both against international law.
From Reuters ● Oct. 11, 2023
For three thousand years, this little promontory has known sieges.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
![]()
On February 28, 1993, law enforcement sieged Mount Carmel Center ranch, the compound that belonged to Koresh and his religious cult.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2023
Now, Yedlin has a baby daughter named Seneca — which is also a nod to the Roman philosopher and predominantly Black village sieged in the 1800s to build Central Park in New York.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
“There is quite a lot of people still remaining in the absolutely sieged city of Mariupol in some inhumane conditions,” he said during a video briefing.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2022
Over these past weekends, many of my friends have attended medical first aid courses, survival courses on how to survive in an occupied or sieged city.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2022
On which ground, too, I have often, in sea-storms and sieged cities and other death-scenes, exhibited an imperturbability, which passed, falsely enough, for courage.’
From Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History by Carlyle, Thomas
It has also levied some sanctions on those doing the sieging.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2022
His worst war was with Pommern,—just claims disputed there, and much confused bickering, sieging and harassing in consequence: of which quarrel we must speak anon.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 03 by Carlyle, Thomas
Otto went about, sieging much the same, with the iron in his head; and is called Otto MIT DEM PFOILE, Otto SAGITTARIUS, or Otto with the Arrow, in consequence.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 02 by Carlyle, Thomas
"But there is time ahead of us," said everybody at Breslau; "Glogau will take some sieging!"
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 12 by Carlyle, Thomas
Italy, all but some sieging of strong-places, may be considered as lost for the present.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 09 by Carlyle, Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing siege
The Vocabulary.com Top 1000
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
The American Revolution - Introductory
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
This Week in Words: January 20 - 26, 2018
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!