besieged; besieging
1
military
: to surround with armed forces
The army had besieged the castle.
besieger
noun
Examples of besiege in a Sentence
Customers have besieged the company with questions.
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Activists besieged Airbnb with complaints, and the company cancelled reservations for many of the rally-goers—hundreds, according to the rally’s organizers.
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David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
The next invaders to occupy Athens were the Romans, who successfully besieged the city in 86 B.C.E.
As the Roman Empire declined and the Byzantine Empire rose in the fourth century C.E., Athens lost importance, becoming a small village at the edge of Byzantine territory.
—Demetrios Ioannou, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
But in the wake of the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust, with more than 40,000 Gazans dead in the ensuing conflict, Israel under Netanyahu is not blessed with peace but besieged by war.
—Eric Cortellessa/jerusalem, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, besieged, starving, and beleaguered Palestinians in Gaza fear that escalation by Iran or Hezbollah would prolong the war there – and dash any hopes for a cease-fire, healing, or rebuilding anytime soon.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2024
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David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
The next invaders to occupy Athens were the Romans, who successfully besieged the city in 86 B.C.E.
As the Roman Empire declined and the Byzantine Empire rose in the fourth century C.E., Athens lost importance, becoming a small village at the edge of Byzantine territory.
—Demetrios Ioannou, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
But in the wake of the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust, with more than 40,000 Gazans dead in the ensuing conflict, Israel under Netanyahu is not blessed with peace but besieged by war.
—Eric Cortellessa/jerusalem, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
Meanwhile, besieged, starving, and beleaguered Palestinians in Gaza fear that escalation by Iran or Hezbollah would prolong the war there – and dash any hopes for a cease-fire, healing, or rebuilding anytime soon.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2024
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besiege
verb
be·siege
bi-ˈsēj 
besieged; besieging
1
: to surround with armed forces for the purpose of capturing
2
: to trouble with requests
3
: to cause worry or distress to
doubts besieged him
besieger
noun
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