besieged

Example Sentences

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Israel scrutinises all aid into besieged Gaza, a tiny coastal territory surrounded by fences and walls on all sides.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

In besieged Kadugli, 56-year-old market trader Hamdan is desperate for a way out, "terrified" that the RSF will seize the city.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a dramatic statement of defiance on Friday, releasing a video filmed on the edge of a besieged city whose capture Russia touted almost a month ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Steven Skybell, magnificent in the role of the besieged patriarch, led a superb cast that brought a new understanding to an old chestnut through the force of Yiddish language and culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

During the wars between Winterfell and the Vale, it was besieged by Osgood Arryn, the Old Falcon, and burned by his son, the one remembered as the Talon.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin