siege

Example Sentences

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That choking siege in July was the worst but not the first attack by an enemy that Los Angeles would be fighting long after World War II was over.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The siege only ended when it became clear that King Juan Carlos, Franco's designated successor, would not support the uprising.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

That meant Tuesday’s game turned into a siege: Inter applying constant pressure, Bodø doing everything it could to withstand the onslaught.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

By spring he was one of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russia during the siege of the Azovstal steelworks in the coastal city of Mariupol.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Others were on guard, as if expecting a siege at any moment.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers