under siege

phrase

1

: surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege

The city was under siege and food was getting scarce.

2

: very seriously attacked or criticized by many people

The newspaper has been under siege lately by its readers for printing a false story.

Examples of under siege in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the United States, meanwhile, cities have come under siege by federal authorities carrying out sweeping anti-migrant raids. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Castles and stately homes were blown up, towns put under siege and their walls razed, churches stripped. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Their strength was in walloping a structure and making parts of it collapse, thereby weakening the defenses of the castle under siege. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026

Our state is under siege by the skilled sycophants who surround the president and use his base desires as cover for their own destructive agendas. — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for under siege

• besiege