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

"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

Some weeks previous, Mr. Sharpe had told my friend Private G—g that I was in demand to play with the orchestra gathered for the diversion of the officers and the consolation of the besieged.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson