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Definition of embattled
1a : ready to fight : prepared to give battle here once the embattled farmers stood — R. W. Emersonb : engaged in battle, conflict, or controversy an embattled official accused of extortion
2a : being a site of battle, conflict, or controversy the embattled capitalb : characterized by conflict or controversy an embattled presidency
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Examples of embattled in a Sentence
the embattled coach of a losing team
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Another high-ranking official is leaving the embattled Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, which has been rocked by a series of controversies over extravagant spending and regulatory overreach in recent months.
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That’s still ahead: ensuring Temer, an embattled leader whose popularity rating is in the single digits, isn’t the second president to be impeached in less than a year.
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Cockrum's retirement on June 30 marks the end of a 15-year tenure at the helm of one of the most high-profile, most controversial and most embattled organizations in town.
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The New York Knicks took a baby step toward the 21st century on Wednesday, parting ways with embattled president of basketball operations Phil Jackson, according to multiple reports.
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Fitzgerald, the embattled mayor of the city of 12,400 just north of Cincinnati, said Weisgerber's failure to scold the commenter amounted to a tacit endorsement.
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After the meeting Trump tweeted his support for Lopez, a public rebuke of embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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Staffers at the embattled ride-hailing company are circulating an anonymous petition intended to reinstate their boss.
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On Friday, Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White tamped down reports that Defense Secretary James Mattis would announce in mid-July his bid to deploy nearly 4,000 more troops to the embattled nation.
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First Known Use of embattled
15th century
EMBATTLED Defined for English Language Learners
embattled
playDefinition of embattled for English Language Learners
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: engaged in battle or conflict : surrounded by enemies
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: constantly criticized or attacked
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