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

Donald Trump held a rally in Waco, Texas, on Saturday, near the site where dozens of members of a religious cult died by fire as federal agents besieged their compound 30 years ago.

From New York Times

Maksym Notchenko, 41, a former worker of Azovstal, watched from a distance as the plant was besieged with Russian strikes: “It was like pieces of your body were being cut off.”

From Seattle Times

Mr. Xi has pursued a harder stance against what he calls an American effort to contain China’s rise, portraying China as a nation besieged — much as Mr. Putin has done in speeches to Russians.

From New York Times

Unable to get updates from county officials besieged by breached levees and submerged roads, residents of the remote community fell to their own devices.

From Los Angeles Times