besieged

Example Sentences

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“It is a global center of gravity that cannot be besieged, disrupted or opposed by any party.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

A besieged single woman raising her 8-year-old son in Harlem, N.Y., stands at the heart of Ann Petry’s “The Street,” the first novel by an African-American woman to sell more than a million copies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

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

Within weeks the end of the semester is upon them, and they are besieged by exams and papers and hundreds of pages of reading.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri