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.
Recent Examples on the Web
From the onset, the commission has been besieged by lobbyists for and against specific projects, and its actions have often been tinged by scandal.
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Village stakeholders and business owners have collectively painted a picture of a municipality besieged by accusations of collusion and shady behavior.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
Netanyahu’s attack on democracy left Israel unprepared In Jerusalem, protesters besieged Netanyahu’s home.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
Russia’s deadliest terrorist attack was carried out by Chechen militants who besieged a school in the town of Beslan in the northern Caucasus region in 2004, holding 1,100 people hostage.
—Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Police have been besieged and outnumbered to combat the armed gangs.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2024
Since late 2018, a series of setbacks has besieged the company, including two fatal crashes that grounded its best-selling jet and an incident where a door plug detached in mid-air, leaving a gaping hole in a jet’s side.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
For plenty of Americans, the public-relations meltdown that besieged the British royal family this week barely registers as a scandal.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
Cannibal gangs are besieging the national palace in Port-au-Prince.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Village stakeholders and business owners have collectively painted a picture of a municipality besieged by accusations of collusion and shady behavior.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2024
Netanyahu’s attack on democracy left Israel unprepared In Jerusalem, protesters besieged Netanyahu’s home.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
Russia’s deadliest terrorist attack was carried out by Chechen militants who besieged a school in the town of Beslan in the northern Caucasus region in 2004, holding 1,100 people hostage.
—Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Police have been besieged and outnumbered to combat the armed gangs.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2024
Since late 2018, a series of setbacks has besieged the company, including two fatal crashes that grounded its best-selling jet and an incident where a door plug detached in mid-air, leaving a gaping hole in a jet’s side.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
For plenty of Americans, the public-relations meltdown that besieged the British royal family this week barely registers as a scandal.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
Cannibal gangs are besieging the national palace in Port-au-Prince.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 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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