embattled
Example Sentences
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Between March and April 1993 some 8,000 people are evacuated from the increasingly embattled enclave.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
President Donald Trump has apparently found a new adviser for his embattled White House ballroom: George Washington.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
But his ruling, incorporating his own frequent criticisms of LAHSA, left the future of the embattled agency in doubt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
But Nanos has been embattled throughout the investigation, not just by criticism surrounding the Guthrie case.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
That was the face which, when she saw it at all, was across his own dining table—the face of a foe who did, not even know that it was embattled.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
