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

In recent months, many residents have returned home to the island, besieged from June 2023 until March 2025, when the army recaptured the capital.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The besieged enclave has neither water nor electricity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

All around its besieged citadel, live music was booming as never before, but only in genres in which it was acceptable - desirable, even - to move with the times.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall