besieged

Example Sentences

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Besieged on all sides, Mr. Lee is a past master at playing to public emotions.

From Washington Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Besieged cities have been suffering from shortages of food, medicine, heat and electricity.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2022

Besieged areas of the country have sought a cease-fire to restore basic services such as electricity, heat and tap water.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2022

Besieged with fraud, Michigan froze hundreds of thousands of cases while it investigated, including hers.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2021

Suspendedly, Lance, Your Besieged Working Boy V The lovely girl smiled hopefully at Dr. Talc and breathed, “I just love your course. I mean, it’s grand.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole