siege

Example Sentences

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to make a film based on a true story of British troops under siege during the Afghanistan war.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Since the January 2025 fire siege, roughly 20% of surviving street trees have gone missing, according to preliminary results from a University of California research team.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Then on Tuesday, militants from the al Qaeda outfit Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin, or JNIM, announced a siege on the capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

For nearly two years, Al-Shubbak watched through ancient grey eyes as Tuti, the crescent-shaped island in the heart of the Sudanese capital she calls home, emptied of its inhabitants under a punishing paramilitary siege.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

It was before the disastrous May when the Allies fled, retreating to the French beaches, before the siege that was the Battle of Britain, before the thunder and flame-filled nights of the Blitz.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein