besiege

Example Sentences

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"We were besieged inside our house and couldn't leave," she recalls, describing how power, water and internet connections were all severed.

From BBC

As they start walking, surrounded by a ring of police constables, local TV reporters besiege them - among them are gunmen pretending to be journalists.

From BBC

The government-controlled city has been besieged by the Houthis throughout the war and cut off from the rest of the country.

From BBC

Take a rare look inside as Russia besieges the Ukrainian city that has symbolic, if not strategic, value for both sides.

From Los Angeles Times

But they acknowledged they were unsure if the South Carolina native's positivity still sold among voters who feel besieged by what they see as a corrupt, leftist elite.

From Reuters