siege

Example Sentences

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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 The Wall Street Journal

Relations with the United States were cut in the wake of the hostage siege of the US embassy in Tehran that began that year and have remained severed ever since.

From Barron's

The city lived under a siege by the RSF for more than a year and a half, until the Sudanese army regained control in February 2025.

From BBC

It is that siege mentality that served Hearts so well over the past few days, and why it might just spur them on to a remarkable title win.

From BBC

The siege mentality of these gated communities exacted an immense human toll on employees, struggling for essentials like water or electricity.

From MarketWatch