besieged
Example Sentences
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More drones followed, once more plunging the residents of this besieged city into a 21st century version of the Blitz.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
Many who worship at the mosque have immigrated to America from Gaza and other places besieged by violence.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Even if the regime doesn’t fall, it will be leaderless, impoverished, isolated, besieged, mostly disarmed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
Even if the regime doesn’t fall, it will be leaderless, impoverished, isolated, besieged, mostly disarmed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
"I do not mean to be besieged here."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
