siege

Example Sentences

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Big tech players have pledged billions to its development, putting “hyperscalers under siege as AI spending eats all the cash flow; turning to debt weighs on their P/Es,” he writes.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

At that exact moment, he was laying siege to Issa’s house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The only way Cubans are surviving this siege is because they help one another.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Alexeyev has played a significant role during the war in Ukraine, taking part in talks with Ukraine during the Russian siege of Mariupol in 2022.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

When my father came home in the evenings now, the first thing he did was to announce how long the siege had been going on.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz