siege
Example Sentences
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El-Fasher, a key city located in Darfur, came under 18 months of sustained siege.
From BBC
The security forces reportedly used these for crowd control and to impose a state of siege.
From BBC
The region’s Catholic institutions responded to last year’s aggressive raids with an outpouring of charity, reorganizing many food pantries around grocery delivery and ministering directly to communities many described as under siege.
From Los Angeles Times
According to news reports, Pretti was concerned about the increasingly volatile siege of the city by federal agents.
From Salon
But as confetti showered the crowd, Allen’s role as the team’s de facto owner had been quietly under siege for some time, people familiar with the matter said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
