besieged

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

After the book published, code talkers who’d been initially reluctant to be photographed changed their minds, and Kawano was besieged with requests.

From Los Angeles Times

The UAW has notably called for a cease-fire in the besieged Palestinian enclave.

From Salon

A World Health Organization spokesman said Nasser was "now basically besieged" and that there was "no way in and out" for its 400 patients, as well as the medical staff treating them and displaced civilians.

From BBC

Up to thousands of protesters clogged the streets of the capital of Ottawa and besieged Parliament Hill, demonstrating against vaccine mandates for truckers and other precautions and condemning Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government.

From Seattle Times