besieged

Example Sentences

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Cities that tried to leave the league were besieged, their ships were confiscated and the payments they channeled to Athens were increased.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"They're still besieged -- completely encircled. They aren't allowed to bring in any humanitarian aid, including the aid we're trying to deliver," Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif told AFP in an interview this week.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 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

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

It was known that the President was being besieged to get rid of Grant.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt