siege

Example Sentences

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If a monster like their father can disfigure God, doesn’t his existence pose a threat to a world already under siege?

From Salon • May 19, 2026

McInnes said his team needed a siege mentality to deal with... well, he stopped short of spelling it out but you caught his drift.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Since the January 2025 fire siege, roughly 20% of surviving street trees have gone missing, according to preliminary results from a University of California research team.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

"I didn't even move for the English when they colonised us," she told AFP through a toothless smile, a year after the army broke the siege, and 70 after the British occupation of Khartoum ended.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Five days later, the Russians surrounded the inner city, prepared for siege warfare.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti