besieged

Example Sentences

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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

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

Florence, wracked by dissent and besieged by the Holy Roman Empire, remained in ferment until the Medicis consolidated power in 1530 into what became the Duchy of Florence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“A member of the vast teenage underground besieged me on Carondelet Street.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole