siege
Example Sentences
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Fertilizer is one of the critical markets under siege.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
The UK "is under siege", wrote one user.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
The siege only ended when it became clear that King Juan Carlos, Franco's designated successor, would not support the uprising.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
The only way Cubans are surviving this siege is because they help one another.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
‘The Acropolis is ringed with great siege weapons — onagers.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
